diff --git a/over/app.py b/over/app.py
index 64d7e1c..8e4b5c2 100644
--- a/over/app.py
+++ b/over/app.py
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ class Main:
 		self.last_command_line = None
 		self.using_alternate_config = False
 		self.uncontained_exception_callbacks = [] # (function, args)
+		self.dirs = get_xdg_paths(name)
 		
 		for feature_name in self.default_features:
 			if feature_name in features:
diff --git a/over/version.py b/over/version.py
index 9597e13..dcc0238 100644
--- a/over/version.py
+++ b/over/version.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 major = 2 # VERSION_MAJOR_IDENTIFIER
 minor = 1 # VERSION_MINOR_IDENTIFIER
 # VERSION_LAST_MM 2.1
-patch = 8 # VERSION_PATCH_IDENTIFIER
-str = "2.1.8" # VERSION_STRING_IDENTIFIER
+patch = 9 # VERSION_PATCH_IDENTIFIER
+str = "2.1.9" # VERSION_STRING_IDENTIFIER