diff --git a/platesolving.cpp b/platesolving.cpp
index 7c8b935..b7d17a0 100644
--- a/platesolving.cpp
+++ b/platesolving.cpp
@@ -198,4 +198,5 @@ void PlateSolving::settings()
 {
     PlateSolvingSettings settings(this);
     settings.exec();
+    _solver->setIndexFolder(settings.indexDirectory());
 }
diff --git a/platesolvingsettings.cpp b/platesolvingsettings.cpp
index eb55101..56027b0 100644
--- a/platesolvingsettings.cpp
+++ b/platesolvingsettings.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ void PlateSolvingSettings::checkIndexFiles()
     checkScale(_ui->scale19, 19);
 }
 
+QString PlateSolvingSettings::indexDirectory() const
+{
+    return _ui->indexPaths->currentText();
+}
+
 void PlateSolvingSettings::progress(int percent, int files)
 {
     _ui->filesRemaining->setText(tr("%1 files").arg(files));
diff --git a/platesolvingsettings.h b/platesolvingsettings.h
index 7102411..c8ae3a7 100644
--- a/platesolvingsettings.h
+++ b/platesolvingsettings.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
     explicit PlateSolvingSettings(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~PlateSolvingSettings();
     void checkIndexFiles();
+    QString indexDirectory() const;
 protected slots:
     void progress(int percent, int files);
 private: