diff --git a/src/lib/FileDialogs.cpp b/src/lib/FileDialogs.cpp
index b681261..677cce9 100644
--- a/src/lib/FileDialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/FileDialogs.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "FileDialogs.h"
+#include <QDir>
 
 IFileDialog* KpxFileDialogs::iFileDialog=NULL;
 QtStandardFileDialogs DefaultQtDlgs;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ QString KpxFileDialogs::openExistingFile(QWidget* Parent, const QString& Name, c
 {
 	if(iFileDialog==NULL)iFileDialog=dynamic_cast<IFileDialog*>(&DefaultQtDlgs);
 	//Load History here!
-	return iFileDialog->openExistingFileDialog(Parent,Title,QString(),Filters);													  
+	return iFileDialog->openExistingFileDialog(Parent,Title,QDir::homePath(),Filters);													  
 												  
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b24d7d3..be67d33 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "plugins/interfaces/IFileDialog.h"
 #include "plugins/interfaces/IKdeInit.h"
+#include "plugins/interfaces/IGnomeInit.h"
 #include "lib/FileDialogs.h"
 
 #include "main.h"
@@ -124,7 +125,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if(config.IntegrPlugin==CConfig::KDE){
 				IKdeInit* kdeinit=qobject_cast<IKdeInit*>(plugin.instance());
 				app=kdeinit->getMainAppObject(argc,argv);
-			}			
+			}
+			if(config.IntegrPlugin==CConfig::GNOME){
+				IGnomeInit* ginit=qobject_cast<IGnomeInit*>(plugin.instance());
+				if(!ginit->init(argc,argv))
+					KpxFileDialogs::setPlugin(NULL);
+			}				
 		}
 	}
 	if(!app) QApplication* app=new QApplication(argc,argv);
diff --git a/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.cpp b/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.cpp
index 917c73b..5b30280 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@
 #define CSTR(x)(x.toUtf8().data())
 
 Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(keepassx_gnome, GnomePlugin)
+		
+bool GnomePlugin::init(int argc, char** argv){
+	int t_argc=argc;
+	char** t_argv=argv;
+	return gtk_init_check(&t_argc,&t_argv);	
+}
 
 QString GnomePlugin::openExistingFileDialog(QWidget* parent,QString title,QString dir,QStringList Filters){
 	unsigned int NumFilters=Filters.size();
 	GtkWidget *FileDlg;
 	QString filename;
-	gtk_init(0,0);
 	FileDlg=gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new(CSTR(title),NULL,
 				GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN,
 				GTK_STOCK_CANCEL, GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
@@ -68,7 +73,6 @@ GtkFileFilter** GnomePlugin::parseFilterStrings(const QStringList& filters){
 		for(p;p<filters[i].size();p++){
 			if(filters[i][p]==' ' || filters[i][p]==')'){
 				gtk_file_filter_add_pattern(f[i],CSTR(pattern));
-				qDebug(CSTR(pattern));
 				pattern=QString();
 			}
 			else{
@@ -84,7 +88,6 @@ QStringList GnomePlugin::openExistingFilesDialog(QWidget* parent,QString title,Q
 	unsigned int NumFilters=Filters.size();
 	GtkWidget *FileDlg;
 	QStringList filenames;
-	gtk_init(0,0);
 	FileDlg=gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new(CSTR(title),NULL,
 				GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN,
 				GTK_STOCK_CANCEL, GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
diff --git a/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.h b/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.h
index 868f9d4..b8dfdba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.h
+++ b/src/plugins/gnome/keepassx-gnome.h
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #include <QObject>
 #include "../interfaces/IFileDialog.h"
+#include "../interfaces/IGnomeInit.h"
 
-
-class GnomePlugin:public QObject,public IFileDialog{
+class GnomePlugin:public QObject,public IFileDialog,public IGnomeInit{
 	Q_OBJECT
 	Q_INTERFACES(IFileDialog)
+	Q_INTERFACES(IGnomeInit)
 	public:
 		virtual QString openExistingFileDialog(QWidget* parent,QString title,QString dir,
 							QStringList Filters);
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class GnomePlugin:public QObject,public IFileDialog{
 							QStringList Filters);		
 		virtual QString saveFileDialog(QWidget* parent,QString title,QString dir,
 							QStringList Filters,bool ShowOverwriteWarning=true);
+		virtual bool init(int argc, char** argv);
 	private:
 		GtkFileFilter** parseFilterStrings(const QStringList &Filters);
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/interfaces/IGnomeInit.h b/src/plugins/interfaces/IGnomeInit.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a16ea1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/interfaces/IGnomeInit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2005-2006 by Tarek Saidi                                *
+ *   tarek.saidi@arcor.de                                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#include <QString>
+#include <QStringList>
+#include <QApplication>
+
+#ifndef _I_GNOME_INIT_H_
+#define _I_GNOME_INIT_H_
+
+class IGnomeInit{
+	public:
+		virtual ~IGnomeInit(){}
+		virtual bool init(int argc, char** argv)=0;
+};
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(IGnomeInit,"org.KeePassX.GnomeInitInterface/1.0")
+		
+#endif 
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index eef19bd..c075737 100755
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ HEADERS += lib/IniReader.h \
 	   crypto/sha256.h \
 	   crypto/yarrow.h \
 	   lib/WaitAnimationWidget.h \
-	   plugins/interfaces/IFileDialog.h
+	   plugins/interfaces/IFileDialog.h \
+	   plugins/interfaces/IKdeInit.h \
+	   plugins/interfaces/IGnomeInit.h
 SOURCES += lib/IniReader.cpp \
            lib/UrlLabel.cpp \
            main.cpp \