diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
index 3e940d0..b31a45e 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -1153,6 +1153,7 @@ void br::Context::initialize(int &argc, char *argv[], QString sdkPath, bool useG
     Globals->init(File());
     Globals->useGui = useGui;
     Globals->algorithm = "Identity";
+    Globals->path = getenv("DATA"); // our convention
 
     Common::seedRNG();