diff --git a/myshell_load_defaults b/myshell_load_defaults
index 130746e..862a881 100644
--- a/myshell_load_defaults
+++ b/myshell_load_defaults
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
     WORKDIR="${HOME}/Work"
 
     # First cleanup all empty Archivdirectories for workdir
-    for i in $(find ${ARCHIVPATH} -type d); do
+    for i in $(find ${ARCHIVPATH} -type d |grep -v "$WDOTD" ); do
         if [ ! "$(ls -A $i)" ]; then
             echo "DIR $i is empty -> remove it" >&2
             rm -vr "$i" 2>&1 |tee -a ${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE} >&2