diff --git a/DSView/pv/config/appconfig.cpp b/DSView/pv/config/appconfig.cpp
index f2791125..eaac3809 100644
--- a/DSView/pv/config/appconfig.cpp
+++ b/DSView/pv/config/appconfig.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ QString GetFirmwareDir()
     }
  
     dsv_err("%s%s", "Resource directory is not exists:", dir1.absolutePath().toUtf8().data());
-    assert(false);
+    return dir1.absolutePath();
 }
 
 QString GetUserDataDir()