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diff --git a/lib/open.cc b/lib/open.cc
index 7b95c5b1..280ffee3 100644
--- a/lib/open.cc
+++ b/lib/open.cc
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ _choose_database_path (void *ctx,
 	}
     }
 
+    if (! *database_path) {
+	*database_path = getenv ("MAILDIR");
+    }
+
     if (! *database_path) {
 	notmuch_status_t status;