diff --git a/src/d_main.c b/src/d_main.c
index 8384de07c..9891236e6 100644
--- a/src/d_main.c
+++ b/src/d_main.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ char srb2home[256] = ".";
 char srb2path[256] = ".";
 boolean usehome = true;
 const char *pandf = "%s" PATHSEP "%s";
-static char addonsdir[MAX_WADPATH];
+char addonsdir[MAX_WADPATH];
 
 //
 // EVENT HANDLING
diff --git a/src/d_main.h b/src/d_main.h
index 75a8e4b25..0b4f6f19d 100644
--- a/src/d_main.h
+++ b/src/d_main.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern char srb2home[256]; //Alam: My Home
 extern boolean usehome; //Alam: which path?
 extern const char *pandf; //Alam: how to path?
 extern char srb2path[256]; //Alam: SRB2's Home
+extern char addonsdir[MAX_WADPATH]; // Where addons are stored
 
 // the infinite loop of D_SRB2Loop() called from win_main for windows version
 void D_SRB2Loop(void) FUNCNORETURN;
diff --git a/src/filesrch.c b/src/filesrch.c
index 9db81ad37..5ec98babc 100644
--- a/src/filesrch.c
+++ b/src/filesrch.c
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ closedir (DIR * dirp)
 }
 #endif
 
-static CV_PossibleValue_t addons_cons_t[] = {{0, "Default"},
+static CV_PossibleValue_t addons_cons_t[] = {{0, "Addons"},
 #if 1
 												{1, "HOME"}, {2, "RINGRACERS"},
 #endif
 													{3, "CUSTOM"}, {0, NULL}};
 
-consvar_t cv_addons_option = CVAR_INIT ("addons_option", "Default", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, addons_cons_t, Addons_option_Onchange);
+consvar_t cv_addons_option = CVAR_INIT ("addons_option", "Addons", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, addons_cons_t, Addons_option_Onchange);
 consvar_t cv_addons_folder = CVAR_INIT ("addons_folder", "", CV_SAVE, NULL, NULL);
 
 static CV_PossibleValue_t addons_md5_cons_t[] = {{0, "Name"}, {1, "Contents"}, {0, NULL}};
diff --git a/src/k_menufunc.c b/src/k_menufunc.c
index 191542ca7..14ca1a179 100644
--- a/src/k_menufunc.c
+++ b/src/k_menufunc.c
@@ -6842,7 +6842,7 @@ void M_Addons(INT32 choice)
 
 #if 1
 	if (cv_addons_option.value == 0)
-		pathname = usehome ? srb2home : srb2path;
+		pathname = addonsdir;
 	else if (cv_addons_option.value == 1)
 		pathname = srb2home;
 	else if (cv_addons_option.value == 2)