diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.cpp
index 2ecdb0096..9f8983faa 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.cpp
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ inline bool filePathExists (const QString &path) {
   return file.exists();
 }
 
-inline bool filePathExists (const string &path) {
-  return filePathExists(Utils::linphoneStringToQString(path));
-}
-
 inline void ensureDirPathExists (const QString &path) {
   QDir dir(path);
   if (!dir.exists() && !dir.mkpath(path))
@@ -160,6 +156,12 @@ inline QString getAppMessageHistoryFilePath () {
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+bool Paths::filePathExists (const string &path) {
+  return filePathExists(Utils::linphoneStringToQString(path));
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 string Paths::getAssistantConfigDirPath () {
   return getReadableDirPath(getAppAssistantConfigDirPath());
 }
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.hpp b/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.hpp
index 1f86b0d7e..e6bbda9a6 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.hpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/app/paths/Paths.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 // =============================================================================
 
 namespace Paths {
+  bool filePathExists (const std::string &path);
+
   std::string getAssistantConfigDirPath ();
   std::string getAvatarsDirPath ();
   std::string getCallHistoryFilePath ();
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/components/core/CoreManager.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/components/core/CoreManager.cpp
index cc0e5cca4..684e34f8d 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/components/core/CoreManager.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/components/core/CoreManager.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,15 @@ void CoreManager::setDatabasesPaths () {
 }
 
 void CoreManager::setOtherPaths () {
-  // Force paths. Ask me why if it's a problem for you.
-  mCore->setZrtpSecretsFile(Paths::getZrtpSecretsFilePath());
-  mCore->setUserCertificatesPath(Paths::getUserCertificatesDirPath());
-  mCore->setRootCa(Paths::getRootCaFilePath());
+  if (mCore->getZrtpSecretsFile().empty() || !Paths::filePathExists(mCore->getZrtpSecretsFile())) {
+    mCore->setZrtpSecretsFile(Paths::getZrtpSecretsFilePath());
+  }
+  if (mCore->getUserCertificatesPath().empty() || !Paths::filePathExists(mCore->getUserCertificatesPath())) {
+    mCore->setUserCertificatesPath(Paths::getUserCertificatesDirPath());
+  }
+  if (mCore->getRootCa().empty() || !Paths::filePathExists(mCore->getRootCa())) {
+    mCore->setRootCa(Paths::getRootCaFilePath());
+  }
 }
 
 void CoreManager::setResourcesPaths () {