diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
index b266395274..8a7928d8db 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
              <bool>true</bool>
             </property>
             <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-             <cstring>Mod/Fem/Elmer</cstring>
+             <cstring>Mod/Fem/General</cstring>
             </property>
             <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
              <cstring>UseTempDirectory</cstring>
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
              <string>Beside .FCStd file</string>
             </property>
             <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-             <cstring>Mod/Fem/Elmer</cstring>
+             <cstring>Mod/Fem/General</cstring>
             </property>
             <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
              <cstring>UseBesideDirectory</cstring>
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
              <string>Use custom directory</string>
             </property>
             <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-             <cstring>Mod/Fem/Elmer</cstring>
+             <cstring>Mod/Fem/General</cstring>
             </property>
             <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
              <cstring>UseCustomDirectory</cstring>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
                </size>
               </property>
               <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-               <cstring>Mod/Fem/Elmer</cstring>
+               <cstring>Mod/Fem/General</cstring>
               </property>
               <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
                <cstring>CustomDirectoryPath</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/settings.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/settings.py
index 43809d93e8..4a2699014c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/settings.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/settings.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ TEMPORARY = "temporary"
 BESIDE = "beside"
 CUSTOM = "custom"
 
+
+_GENERAL_PARAM = "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/General"
 _ELMER_PARAM = "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Elmer"
 _GRID_PARAM = "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Grid"
 _CCX_PARAM = "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Ccx"
@@ -87,12 +89,12 @@ def getBinary(name):
 
 
 def getCustomDir():
-    param = App.ParamGet(_ELMER_PARAM)
+    param = App.ParamGet(_GENERAL_PARAM)
     return param.GetString("CustomDirectoryPath")
 
 
 def getDirSetting():
-    param = App.ParamGet(_ELMER_PARAM)
+    param = App.ParamGet(_GENERAL_PARAM)
     if param.GetBool("UseTempDirectory"):
         return TEMPORARY
     elif param.GetBool("UseBesideDirectory"):