diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
index 9ef2a9c2..f80b80a8 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Manage(Plugin):
 
     def directories(self):
         try:
-            if self.conf('library', '').strip():
+            if self.conf('library', default = '').strip():
                 return splitString(self.conf('library', default = ''), '::')
         except:
             pass