diff --git a/Source/Modules/AppDelegate.swift b/Source/Modules/AppDelegate.swift
index d243e9d1..c6c3965a 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Source/Modules/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, ctlNonModalAlertWindowDelega
   private var ctlAboutWindowInstance: ctlAboutWindow?  // New About Window
   private var checkTask: URLSessionTask?
   private var updateNextStepURL: URL?
-  private var fsStreamHelper = FSEventStreamHelper(
+  public var fsStreamHelper = FSEventStreamHelper(
     path: mgrLangModel.dataFolderPath(isDefaultFolder: false),
     queue: DispatchQueue(label: "vChewing User Phrases")
   )
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, ctlNonModalAlertWindowDelega
     }
   }
 
+  func updateStreamHelperPath() {
+    fsStreamHelper.path = mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified
+  }
+
   func showPreferences() {
     if ctlPrefWindowInstance == nil {
       ctlPrefWindowInstance = ctlPrefWindow.init(windowNibName: "frmPrefWindow")
diff --git a/Source/Modules/FileHandlers/FSEventStreamHelper.swift b/Source/Modules/FileHandlers/FSEventStreamHelper.swift
index 9cff0253..69e5eff5 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/FileHandlers/FSEventStreamHelper.swift
+++ b/Source/Modules/FileHandlers/FSEventStreamHelper.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class FSEventStreamHelper: NSObject {
     var id: FSEventStreamEventId
   }
 
-  public let path: String
+  public var path: String
   public let dispatchQueue: DispatchQueue
   public weak var delegate: FSEventStreamHelperDelegate?
 
diff --git a/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift b/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift
index 4c3794d7..b1f7a635 100644
--- a/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift
+++ b/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct suiPrefPaneDictionary: View {
                       mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified = newPath
                       tbxUserDataPathSpecified = mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified
                       IME.initLangModels(userOnly: true)
+                      (NSApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate).updateStreamHelperPath()
                     } else {
                       clsSFX.beep()
                       if !bolPreviousFolderValidity {
diff --git a/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift b/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift
index 81b87247..fc8812da 100644
--- a/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift
+++ b/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class ctlPrefWindow: NSWindowController {
             if mgrLangModel.checkIfSpecifiedUserDataFolderValid(newPath) {
               mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified = newPath
               IME.initLangModels(userOnly: true)
+              (NSApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate).updateStreamHelperPath()
             } else {
               clsSFX.beep()
               if !bolPreviousFolderValidity {