diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
index fdeec464c9..24858a4503 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                     self.library_view.set_database(self.database_path)
                     self.library_view.sortByColumn(3, Qt.DescendingOrder)
                     self.library_view.resizeRowsToContents()
-            set_sidebar_directories(d.directories)
+            if hasattr(d, 'directories'):
+                set_sidebar_directories(d.directories)
             self.library_view.model().read_config()
     
     ############################################################################