diff -ur Addresses-0.4.6/Frameworks/Addresses/ADLocalAddressBook.m Addresses-0.4.6-adc/Frameworks/Addresses/ADLocalAddressBook.m
--- Addresses-0.4.6/Frameworks/Addresses/ADLocalAddressBook.m	2004-07-29 08:23:10.000000000 -0400
+++ Addresses-0.4.6-adc/Frameworks/Addresses/ADLocalAddressBook.m	2004-11-08 14:08:07.252017064 -0500
@@ -308,8 +308,20 @@
 + (ADAddressBook*) sharedAddressBook
 {
   if(!_localAB)
+  {
+    NSProcessInfo *pInfo;
+    NSDictionary *env;
+    NSMutableString *user;
+    
+    pInfo = [NSProcessInfo processInfo];
+    env = [pInfo environment];
+    user = [[[env objectForKey: @"GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT"] 
+      mutableCopy]
+        autorelease];
+    [user appendString: @"/Library/Addresses"];
     _localAB = [[ADLocalAddressBook alloc]
-		 initWithLocation: [self defaultLocation]];
+		 initWithLocation: user];
+  }
   return _localAB;
 }