diff --git a/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService+Configurations.swift b/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService+Configurations.swift
index c45a04bb..5d559f7c 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService+Configurations.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService+Configurations.swift
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extension ConnectionService {
     
     func pendingConfigurationURLs() -> [URL] {
         do {
-            let list = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: directory, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: [])
+            let list = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: rootURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: [])
             return list.filter { $0.pathExtension == "ovpn" }
         } catch let e {
             log.error("Could not list imported configurations: \(e)")
diff --git a/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService.swift b/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService.swift
index 5bf30af4..345e0378 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Sources/Model/ConnectionService.swift
@@ -83,14 +83,18 @@ class ConnectionService: Codable {
         }
     }
 
-    lazy var directory = FileManager.default.userURL(for: .documentDirectory, appending: nil)
+    var directory: String? = nil
+    
+    var rootURL: URL {
+        return FileManager.default.userURL(for: .documentDirectory, appending: directory)
+    }
     
     private var providersURL: URL {
-        return directory.appendingPathComponent(AppConstants.Store.providersDirectory)
+        return rootURL.appendingPathComponent(AppConstants.Store.providersDirectory)
     }
 
     private var hostsURL: URL {
-        return directory.appendingPathComponent(AppConstants.Store.hostsDirectory)
+        return rootURL.appendingPathComponent(AppConstants.Store.hostsDirectory)
     }
     
     private var build: Int
diff --git a/Passepartout/Sources/Model/TransientStore.swift b/Passepartout/Sources/Model/TransientStore.swift
index 52c7be8a..9525b029 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Sources/Model/TransientStore.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Sources/Model/TransientStore.swift
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ class TransientStore {
     
     static let shared = TransientStore()
     
-    private let rootURL: URL
-
-    private let serviceURL: URL
-    
     let service: ConnectionService
 
+    private let serviceURL = FileManager.default.userURL(for: .documentDirectory, appending: AppConstants.Store.serviceFilename)
+    
     var didHandleSubreddit: Bool {
         get {
             return UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: Keys.didHandleSubreddit)
@@ -51,9 +49,6 @@ class TransientStore {
     }
 
     private init() {
-        rootURL = FileManager.default.userURL(for: .documentDirectory, appending: nil)
-        serviceURL = rootURL.appendingPathComponent(AppConstants.Store.serviceFilename)
-
         let cfg = AppConstants.VPN.baseConfiguration()
         do {
             ConnectionService.migrateJSON(at: serviceURL, to: serviceURL)
@@ -64,7 +59,6 @@ class TransientStore {
                 log.verbose(content)
             }
             service = try JSONDecoder().decode(ConnectionService.self, from: data)
-            service.directory = rootURL
             service.baseConfiguration = cfg
             service.loadProfiles()
         } catch let e {
@@ -73,7 +67,6 @@ class TransientStore {
                 withAppGroup: GroupConstants.App.appGroup,
                 baseConfiguration: cfg
             )
-            service.directory = rootURL
 
 //            // hardcoded loading
 //            _ = service.addProfile(ProviderConnectionProfile(name: .pia), credentials: nil)