diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp b/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp
index 803517e99..57ba76172 100755
--- a/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/projectM.cpp
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ int projectM::initPresetTools()
 	srand ( time ( NULL ) );
 #endif
 
-	if ( ( m_presetLoader = new PresetLoader ( PROJECTM_PRESET_PATH ) ) == 0 )
+	//	if ( ( m_presetLoader = new PresetLoader ( PROJECTM_PRESET_PATH ) ) == 0 )
+	if ( ( m_presetLoader = new PresetLoader ( *(new std::string(presetURL))) ) == 0 )
 	{
 		m_presetLoader = 0;
 		std::cerr << "[projectM] error allocating preset loader" << std::endl;