diff --git a/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py b/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py
index c464eebb..24ef8bc6 100644
--- a/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/solaar/ui/__init__.py
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ def _look_for_application_icons():
 	import os as _os
 
 	import sys as _sys
+	# print ("path[0] = %s" % _sys.path[0])
+	prefix_share = _path.normpath(_path.join(_path.realpath(_sys.path[0]), '..'))
 	src_share = _path.normpath(_path.join(_path.realpath(_sys.path[0]), '..', 'share'))
 	local_share = _os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME', _path.expanduser('~/.local/share'))
 	data_dirs = _os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_DIRS', '/usr/local/share:/usr/share')
 
-	share_solaar = list(_path.join(x, 'solaar') for x in [src_share, local_share] + data_dirs.split(':'))
+	share_solaar = [prefix_share] + list(_path.join(x, 'solaar') for x in [src_share, local_share] + data_dirs.split(':'))
 	for location in share_solaar:
-		solaar_png = _path.join(location, 'icons', 'solaar.png')
+		# print ("checking %s" % location)
+		solaar_png = _path.join(location, 'icons', 'solaar-mask.png')
 		if _path.exists(solaar_png):
 			_os.environ['XDG_DATA_DIRS'] = location + ':' + data_dirs
+			# print ('XDG_DATA_DIRS=%s' % _os.environ['XDG_DATA_DIRS'])
 			break
 
 	del _sys