diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 378e5e5..a4011e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ before_script:
   - echo '/usr/local/lib/' | sudo tee -a /etc/ld.so.conf.d/locallib.conf
   - sudo ldconfig
   - cd ..
+  - cd ..
 script:
   - py.test tests/travis.py
   - py.test tests/tests.py
diff --git a/toxygen/user_data/profile_manager.py b/toxygen/user_data/profile_manager.py
index 3324fce..6643d68 100644
--- a/toxygen/user_data/profile_manager.py
+++ b/toxygen/user_data/profile_manager.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ProfileManager:
         self._path = path
         self._directory = os.path.dirname(path)
         # create /avatars if not exists:
-        avatars_directory = util.join_path(self._directory, 'avatars')
+        avatars_directory = util.join_path(Settings.get_default_path(), 'avatars')
         if not os.path.exists(avatars_directory):
             os.makedirs(avatars_directory)