diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9ea62c27..ad4a3480 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ v0.83.4		04-Dec-2005
 
 	mbfile:
 		Fixed file importing of non-archived files.
+		The test for files.bbs for files to import was done in the
+		wrong directory.
 
 	mbtask:
 		Experimental code to recover from a half dead chatlink.
diff --git a/mbfido/mbfimport.c b/mbfido/mbfimport.c
index 8fcf12ba..87d95688 100644
--- a/mbfido/mbfimport.c
+++ b/mbfido/mbfimport.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void ImportFiles(int Area)
 	 * Find and open files.bbs
 	 */
 	snprintf(temp, PATH_MAX, "FILES.BBS");
-	if (getfilecase(area.Path, temp) == FALSE) {
+	if (getfilecase(pwd, temp) == FALSE) {
 	    WriteError("Can't find files.bbs anywhere");
 	    if (!do_quiet)
 		printf("Can't find files.bbs anywhere\n");