diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/model/SettingsState.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/model/SettingsState.java
index 5119119..2638c7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/model/SettingsState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/model/SettingsState.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class SettingsState {
 
     public static final String DEFAULT_PREVIEW_LOCALE = "en";
     public static final String DEFAULT_FILE_PATTERN = ".*";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_PATH_PREFIX = "";
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_CODE_ASSISTANCE = true;
 
     private String localesPath;
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@ public class SettingsState {
         this.previewLocale = previewLocale;
     }
 
+    public @NotNull String getPathPrefix() {
+        return pathPrefix != null ? pathPrefix : DEFAULT_PATH_PREFIX;
+    }
+
+    public void setPathPrefix(String pathPrefix) {
+        this.pathPrefix = pathPrefix;
+    }
+
     public boolean isCodeAssistance() {
         return codeAssistance == null ? DEFAULT_CODE_ASSISTANCE : codeAssistance;
     }
@@ -52,12 +61,4 @@ public class SettingsState {
     public void setCodeAssistance(boolean codeAssistance) {
         this.codeAssistance = codeAssistance;
     }
-
-    public void setPathPrefix(String pathPrefix) {
-        this.pathPrefix = pathPrefix;
-    }
-
-    public String getPathPrefix() {
-        return pathPrefix;
-    }
 }
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