diff --git a/src/freedombone-controlpanel b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
index 76fe500b..36a3a6a0 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-controlpanel
+++ b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function select_user {
     if [ ${#SELECTED_USERNAME} -lt 2 ]; then
         SELECTED_USERNAME=
     fi
-    if [ ! -d /home/$SELECTED_USERNAME/Maildir ]; then
+    if [ ! -d /home/$SELECTED_USERNAME ]; then
         dialog --title $"User directory check" \
                --msgbox $"This does not look like a user directory" 6 40
         SELECTED_USERNAME=