diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 434bd514..a32b2206 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([Sugar],[0.4],[],[sugar])
+AC_INIT([Sugar],[0.5],[],[sugar])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
diff --git a/sugar/browser/browser.py b/sugar/browser/browser.py
index cec6e096..1bc61608 100755
--- a/sugar/browser/browser.py
+++ b/sugar/browser/browser.py
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ class BrowserShell(dbus.service.Object):
 	get_instance = staticmethod(get_instance)
 
 	def __init__(self):
+		geckoembed.set_profile_path(sugar.env.get_user_dir())
+
 		session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()
 		bus_name = dbus.service.BusName('com.redhat.Sugar.Browser', bus=session_bus)
 		object_path = '/com/redhat/Sugar/Browser'
diff --git a/sugar/env.py b/sugar/env.py
index 9359409b..ffea539a 100644
--- a/sugar/env.py
+++ b/sugar/env.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ try:
 	from sugar.__uninstalled__ import *
 except ImportError:
 	from sugar.__installed__ import *
+
+def get_user_dir():
+	return os.path.expanduser('~/.sugar/')
 		
 def get_data_file(filename):
 	for data_dir in get_data_dirs():
diff --git a/sugar/session/session.py b/sugar/session/session.py
index df0a0db4..4d57a208 100644
--- a/sugar/session/session.py
+++ b/sugar/session/session.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def start(console):
 		act_dir = os.path.join(data_dir, env.get_activities_dir())
 		activities_dirs.append(act_dir)
 
-	activities_dirs.append(os.path.expanduser('~/.sugar/activities'))
+	activities_dirs.append(os.path.join(env.get_user_dir(), 'activities'))
 	
 	for activities_dir in activities_dirs:
 		if os.path.isdir(activities_dir):