diff --git a/client/src/main/java/Start.java b/client/src/main/java/Start.java
index bbc3dcc..e9cd424 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/Start.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/Start.java
@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
-import java.io.File;
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 public class Start
 {
     public static void main(String[] args)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            Field f = Minecraft.class.getDeclaredField("minecraftDir");
-            Field.setAccessible(new Field[] { f }, true);
-            f.set(null, new File("."));
-        }
-        catch (Exception e)
-        {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            return;
-        }
-
+        Minecraft.minecraftDir = new File(".");
         Minecraft.main(args);
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java b/client/src/main/java/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java
index 33b9231..76fe4be 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public abstract class Minecraft implements Runnable
     private TextureLavaFX textureLavaFX;
 
     /** The working dir (OS specific) for minecraft */
-    private static File minecraftDir = null;
+    public static File minecraftDir = null;
 
     /**
      * Set to true to keep the game loop running. Set to false by shutdown() to allow the game loop to exit cleanly.