diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index f608a20a..673c8eab 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ class JournalApp extends StatefulWidget {
       appState.save(pref);
     }
 
+    if (!Directory(appState.gitBaseDirectory).existsSync()) {
+      Log.w("Applications Documents Directory no longer exists");
+      var dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
+      appState.gitBaseDirectory = dir.path;
+      appState.save(pref);
+      Log.i("New Documents Directory Path ${dir.path}");
+    }
+
     if (appState.localGitRepoConfigured == false) {
       // FIXME: What about exceptions!
       appState.localGitRepoFolderName = "journal_local";
diff --git a/lib/appstate.dart b/lib/appstate.dart
index 68df6429..228c5499 100644
--- a/lib/appstate.dart
+++ b/lib/appstate.dart
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class AppState {
     Log.i("localGitRepoFolderName: $localGitRepoFolderName");
     Log.i("remoteGitRepoFolderName: $remoteGitRepoFolderName");
     Log.i("onBoardingCompleted: $onBoardingCompleted");
+    Log.i("gitBaseDirectory: $gitBaseDirectory");
     Log.i(" ------------------ ");
   }