diff --git a/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobGeneric.cs b/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobGeneric.cs
index 816ee7be..e7d719ff 100644
--- a/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobGeneric.cs
+++ b/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobGeneric.cs
@@ -4748,7 +4748,7 @@ namespace IOB_WIN_NEXT
             bool answ = false;
             // salvo articoli
             string locDir = getOptPar("FTP_LOC_DIR");
-            string basePath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
+            string basePath = Application.StartupPath;
             string tempDir = Path.Combine(basePath, locDir);
             if (!Directory.Exists(tempDir))
             {