diff --git a/include/RemotePlugin.h b/include/RemotePlugin.h
index 12ad00026..aeba87601 100644
--- a/include/RemotePlugin.h
+++ b/include/RemotePlugin.h
@@ -1072,9 +1072,12 @@ bool RemotePluginClient::processMessage( const message & _m )
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			fprintf( stderr, "undefined message: %d\n",
-							(int) _m.id );
+		{
+			char buf[64];
+			sprintf( buf, "undefined message: %d\n", (int) _m.id );
+			debugMessage( buf );
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	if( reply )
 	{
@@ -1097,7 +1100,7 @@ void RemotePluginClient::setShmKey( key_t _key, int _size )
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		fprintf( stderr, "failed getting shared memory\n" );
+		debugMessage( "failed getting shared memory\n" );
 	}
 #else
 	if( m_shm != NULL )
@@ -1115,7 +1118,7 @@ void RemotePluginClient::setShmKey( key_t _key, int _size )
 	int shm_id = shmget( _key, _size, 0 );
 	if( shm_id == -1 )
 	{
-		fprintf( stderr, "failed getting shared memory\n" );
+		debugMessage( "failed getting shared memory\n" );
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -1135,6 +1138,10 @@ void RemotePluginClient::doProcessing()
 				(sampleFrame *)( m_shm +
 					( m_inputCount*m_bufferSize ) ) );
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		debugMessage( "doProcessing(): have no shared memory!\n" );
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.cpp b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.cpp
index 719da4fb0..8f1a5e007 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * LocalZynAddSubFx.cpp - local implementation of ZynAddSubFx plugin
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
  *
  * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
  *
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ void LocalZynAddSubFx::setPresetDir( const std::string & _dir )
 
 
 
+void LocalZynAddSubFx::setLmmsWorkingDir( const std::string & _dir )
+{
+	if( config.workingDir != NULL )
+	{
+		free( config.workingDir );
+	}
+	config.workingDir = strdup( _dir.c_str() );
+	config.init();
+}
+
+
+
 void LocalZynAddSubFx::processMidiEvent( const midiEvent & _e )
 {
 	// all functions are called while m_master->mutex is held
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.h b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.h
index 978727257..6ab045742 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.h
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/LocalZynAddSubFx.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 	void loadPreset( const std::string & _filename, int _part = 0 );
 
 	void setPresetDir( const std::string & _dir );
+	void setLmmsWorkingDir( const std::string & _dir );
 
 	void processMidiEvent( const midiEvent & _e );
 
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.cpp b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.cpp
index 5e4b2c34b..91cd5f490 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ public:
 				LocalZynAddSubFx::setPresetDir( _m.getString() );
 				break;
 
+			case IdZasfLmmsWorkingDirectory:
+				LocalZynAddSubFx::setLmmsWorkingDir( _m.getString() );
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				return RemotePluginClient::processMessage( _m );
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.h b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.h
index cdf5037cb..a5eb91a38 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.h
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/RemoteZynAddSubFx.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * RemoteZynAddSubFx.h - ZynAddSubFX-embedding plugin
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
  *
  * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
  *
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 
 enum ZasfRemoteMessageIDs
 {
-	IdZasfPresetDirectory = IdUserBase
+	IdZasfPresetDirectory = IdUserBase,
+	IdZasfLmmsWorkingDirectory
 } ;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp
index 0f022e210..f8cb137e5 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * ZynAddSubFx.cpp - ZynAddSubxFX-embedding plugin
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
  *
  * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
  *
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ void ZynAddSubFxInstrument::initPlugin()
 					QSTR_TO_STDSTR(
 						QString( configManager::inst()->factoryPresetsDir() +
 								QDir::separator() + "ZynAddSubFX" ) ) ) );
+		m_remotePlugin->sendMessage(
+			RemotePlugin::message( IdZasfLmmsWorkingDirectory ).
+				addString(
+					QSTR_TO_STDSTR(
+						QString( configManager::inst()->workingDir() ) ) ) );
 		m_remotePlugin->showUI();
 		m_remotePlugin->unlock();
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.cpp b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.cpp
index 0921d3df1..a58f64dc6 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "XMLwrapper.h"
 
-Config::Config()
+Config::Config() :
+	workingDir( NULL )
 {}
 void Config::init()
 {
@@ -392,10 +393,17 @@ void Config::saveConfig(const char *filename)
 void Config::getConfigFileName(char *name, int namesize)
 {
     name[0] = 0;
+	if( workingDir != NULL )
+	{
+		snprintf(name, namesize, "%s%s", workingDir, ".zynaddsubfxXML.cfg");
+	}
+	else
+	{
 #ifdef OS_LINUX
     snprintf(name, namesize, "%s%s", getenv("HOME"), "/.zynaddsubfxXML.cfg");
 #else
     snprintf(name, namesize, "%s", "zynaddsubfxXML.cfg");
 #endif
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.h b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.h
index f08505d80..45688addc 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.h
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/src/Misc/Config.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class Config
         int winwavemax, winmidimax; //number of wave/midi devices on Windows
         int maxstringsize;
 
+		char * workingDir;
+
         struct winmidionedevice {
             char *name;
         };