diff --git a/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp b/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
index f0d2beee8..0fcd08eb9 100644
--- a/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@ void OwncloudSetupWizard::slotCreateLocalAndRemoteFolders(const QString& localFo
     }
 
     if( localFolderOk ) {
-        checkRemoteFolder();
+        checkRemoteFolder(remoteFolder);
     }
 }
 
-void OwncloudSetupWizard::checkRemoteFolder()
+void OwncloudSetupWizard::checkRemoteFolder(const QString& remoteFolder)
 {
     ownCloudInfo* info(ownCloudInfo::instance());
     connect( info,SIGNAL(ownCloudDirExists(QString,QNetworkReply*)),
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void OwncloudSetupWizard::checkRemoteFolder()
 
     qDebug() << "# checking for existence of remote folder.";
     info->setCustomConfigHandle(_configHandle);
-    _checkRemoteFolderRequest = info->getWebDAVPath(_remoteFolder ); // this call needs to be authenticated.
+    _checkRemoteFolderRequest = info->getWebDAVPath(remoteFolder); // this call needs to be authenticated.
     // continue in slotAuthCheckReply
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.h b/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.h
index 66284a2b8..2fe1acf4b 100644
--- a/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.h
+++ b/src/mirall/owncloudsetupwizard.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
 
     void startWizard();
     void testOwnCloudConnect();
-    void checkRemoteFolder();
+    void checkRemoteFolder(const QString& remoteFolder);
     bool createRemoteFolder();
     void finalizeSetup( bool );