diff --git a/pysollib/app.py b/pysollib/app.py
index 67dbb2fe..e02384d4 100644
--- a/pysollib/app.py
+++ b/pysollib/app.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class Application:
             config=config,
             plugins=os.path.join(config, "plugins"),
             savegames=os.path.join(config, "savegames"),
+            boards=os.path.join(config, "boards"),
             maint=os.path.join(config, "maint"),          # debug
         )
         for k, v in self.dn.__dict__.items():
diff --git a/pysollib/main.py b/pysollib/main.py
index 6021b124..38989570 100644
--- a/pysollib/main.py
+++ b/pysollib/main.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def pysol_init(app, args):
     for d in (
         app.dn.config,
         app.dn.savegames,
+        app.dn.boards,
         os.path.join(app.dn.config, "music"),
         # os.path.join(app.dn.config, "screenshots"),
         os.path.join(app.dn.config, "tiles"),
diff --git a/pysollib/ui/tktile/menubar.py b/pysollib/ui/tktile/menubar.py
index 8f383e21..bfa4b898 100644
--- a/pysollib/ui/tktile/menubar.py
+++ b/pysollib/ui/tktile/menubar.py
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ Unsupported game for export.
             filename += ".board"
         idir, ifile = os.path.split(os.path.normpath(filename))
         if not idir:
-            idir = self.app.dn.savegames
+            idir = self.app.dn.boards
         # print self.game.filename, ifile
         d = tkinter_tkfiledialog.SaveAs()
         filename = d.show(filetypes=self.FILETYPES,
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ Unsupported game for import.
         else:
             idir, ifile = "", ""
         if not idir:
-            idir = self.app.dn.savegames
+            idir = self.app.dn.boards
         d = tkinter_tkfiledialog.Open()
         key = 'PYSOL_DEBUG_IMPORT'
         if key not in os.environ: