diff --git a/TFU002/TFU002.Interfaces/Services/IDirectoryProvider.cs b/TFU002/TFU002.Interfaces/Services/IDirectoryProvider.cs
index 77fa152..8620def 100644
--- a/TFU002/TFU002.Interfaces/Services/IDirectoryProvider.cs
+++ b/TFU002/TFU002.Interfaces/Services/IDirectoryProvider.cs
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
     public interface IDirectoryProvider
     {
         string AssemblyDirectory { get; }
+        string DefaultPath { get; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/DirectoryProvider.cs b/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/DirectoryProvider.cs
index e824b2c..1b7149f 100644
--- a/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/DirectoryProvider.cs
+++ b/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/DirectoryProvider.cs
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ public DirectoryProvider(ILogger<DirectoryProvider> logger)
         }
 
         public string AssemblyDirectory { get; }
+        public string DefaultPath => @"C:\TwinCAT\Functions\Unofficial\BeckhoffS7Client";
     }
 }
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diff --git a/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/SettingsProvider.cs b/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/SettingsProvider.cs
index f761ea5..edf6a4e 100644
--- a/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/SettingsProvider.cs
+++ b/TFU002/TFU002.Logic/Services/SettingsProvider.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class SettingsProvider : ISettingsProvider
         public ApplicationSettings Settings { get; private set; }
         private void LoadOrCreateSettings()
         {
-            var settingsPath = Path.Combine(directoryProvider.AssemblyDirectory, "TFU002.settings.json");
+            var settingsPath = Path.Combine(directoryProvider.DefaultPath, "TFU002.settings.json");
             logger.LogInformation($"Looking for application settings into {settingsPath}");
             try
             {
@@ -28,11 +28,26 @@ private void LoadOrCreateSettings()
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    logger.LogInformation("Application settings does'n not exist: creating new default settings");
-                    Settings = new ApplicationSettings();
-                    Settings.ExtenalPlcSettings.Add(new ExtenalPlcSetting());
-                    var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(Settings, Formatting.Indented);
-                    File.WriteAllText(settingsPath, json);
+                    logger.LogInformation("Application settings do not exist...");
+                    var fallbackSettingsPath = Path.Combine(directoryProvider.AssemblyDirectory, "TFU002.settings.json");
+                    logger.LogInformation($"looking for settings into {fallbackSettingsPath}...");
+                    if (File.Exists(fallbackSettingsPath))
+                    {
+                        Settings = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ApplicationSettings>(File.ReadAllText(fallbackSettingsPath));
+                        logger.LogInformation("Application settings successfully loaded!");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        logger.LogInformation("Application settings not found also in fallback path...");
+                        Settings = new ApplicationSettings();
+                        Settings.ExtenalPlcSettings.Add(new ExtenalPlcSetting());
+                        var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(Settings, Formatting.Indented);
+                        if (Directory.Exists(directoryProvider.DefaultPath))
+                        {
+                            logger.LogInformation($"Writing default settings into {settingsPath}");
+                            File.WriteAllText(settingsPath, json);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)