diff --git a/wdpk/syncthing/start.sh b/wdpk/syncthing/start.sh
index 58dda44..1cdc227 100755
--- a/wdpk/syncthing/start.sh
+++ b/wdpk/syncthing/start.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ ADDRESS=$(sed -n '/ip/ {s/.*<ip>\(\S*\)<\/ip>/\1/p;q}' /etc/NAS_CFG/config.xml )
 ADMIN_USER=$(cat /etc/group | grep administrators | head -n 1 | awk -F: '{ print $4}')
 
 # start the binary as ADMIN_USER
-sudo -H -u $ADMIN_USER ${APKG_PATH}/syncthing/syncthing --no-default-folder -no-browser -home=${ST_HOME} -gui-address="http://${ADDRESS}:${PORT}" 2>&1 >> $log
+export STNODEFAULTFOLDER=1
+sudo -H -u $ADMIN_USER ${APKG_PATH}/syncthing/syncthing --no-browser --home=${ST_HOME} --gui-address="http://${ADDRESS}:${PORT}" 2>&1 >> $log