diff --git a/libprozilla/src/main.c b/libprozilla/src/main.c
index 4a01a55..87ea903 100644
--- a/libprozilla/src/main.c
+++ b/libprozilla/src/main.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 /* The main file. */
 
-/* $Id: main.c,v 1.43 2005/03/31 20:10:57 sean Exp $ */
+/* $Id$ */
 
 
 #include "common.h"
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ int proz_init(int argc, char **argv)
     sprintf(netrc_file, "%s/%s", libprozrtinfo.home_dir, ".netrc");
 
     libprozrtinfo.netrc_list = parse_netrc(netrc_file);
+  } else {
+    /* Make sure home dir is never NULL */
+    libprozrtinfo.home_dir = kstrdup(".");
   }
 
   libprozrtinfo.dl_dir = kstrdup(".");