diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 696a5b6d9..fdd941600 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - [#697] Incomplete Internal Path for Waist Dart.
 - [#698] Problem typing in new axis point for new piece.
 - [#702] Valentina produces broken shortcut (.lnk) files on Windows.
+- Changed default behaviour if path to multisize measurements or templates doesn't exist. 
 
 # Version 0.5.0 May 9, 2017
 - [#581] User can now filter input lists by keyword in function wizard.
diff --git a/src/app/tape/dialogs/configpages/tapepreferencespathpage.cpp b/src/app/tape/dialogs/configpages/tapepreferencespathpage.cpp
index 5820cebf5..70a441aaa 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/dialogs/configpages/tapepreferencespathpage.cpp
+++ b/src/app/tape/dialogs/configpages/tapepreferencespathpage.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void TapePreferencesPathPage::EditPath()
             break;
         case 1: // standard measurements
             path = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
-            VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
+            path = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
             break;
         case 2: // templates
             path = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathTemplate();
diff --git a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
index 231316005..b62a846e1 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ void TMainWindow::OpenStandard()
     const QString filter = tr("Multisize measurements") + QLatin1String(" (*.vst);;") + tr("Individual measurements") +
             QLatin1String(" (*.vit);;") + tr("All files") + QLatin1String(" (*.*)");
     //Use standard path to standard measurements
-    const QString pathTo = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
-    VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(pathTo);
+    QString pathTo = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
+    pathTo = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(pathTo);
 
     Open(pathTo, filter);
 }
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ void TMainWindow::OpenTemplate()
     const QString filter = tr("Measurements") + QLatin1String(" (*.vst *.vit);;") + tr("All files") +
             QLatin1String(" (*.*)");
     //Use standard path to template files
-    const QString pathTo = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathTemplate();
-    VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTemplates(pathTo);
+    QString pathTo = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathTemplate();
+    pathTo = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTemplates(pathTo);
     Open(pathTo, filter);
 
     if (m != nullptr)
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ bool TMainWindow::FileSaveAs()
         else
         {
             dir = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
-            VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(dir);
+            dir = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(dir);
         }
     }
     else
@@ -1342,8 +1342,8 @@ void TMainWindow::ImportFromPattern()
 
     const QString filter(tr("Pattern files (*.val)"));
     //Use standard path to individual measurements
-    const QString pathTo = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathTemplate();
-    VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTemplates(pathTo);
+    QString pathTo = qApp->TapeSettings()->GetPathTemplate();
+    pathTo = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTemplates(pathTo);
 
     const QString mPath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Import from a pattern"), pathTo, filter);
     if (mPath.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/app/valentina/dialogs/configpages/preferencespathpage.cpp b/src/app/valentina/dialogs/configpages/preferencespathpage.cpp
index 43a11f6a0..6ed3a803b 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/dialogs/configpages/preferencespathpage.cpp
+++ b/src/app/valentina/dialogs/configpages/preferencespathpage.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void PreferencesPathPage::EditPath()
             break;
         case 1: // standard measurements
             path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
-            VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
+            path = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
             break;
         case 2: // pattern path
             path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathPattern();
diff --git a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
index f54847b52..f475cc58d 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1521,8 +1521,8 @@ void MainWindow::LoadStandard()
     const QString filter = tr("Multisize measurements") + QLatin1String(" (*.vst);;") + tr("Individual measurements") +
                            QLatin1String("(*.vit)");
     //Use standard path to standard measurements
-    const QString path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
-    VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
+    QString path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
+    path = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
     const QString mPath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Open file"), path, filter);
 
     if (not mPath.isEmpty())
@@ -4472,8 +4472,8 @@ QString MainWindow::CheckPathToMeasurements(const QString &patternPath, const QS
                 {
                     const QString filter = tr("Multisize measurements") + QLatin1String(" (*.vst)");
                     //Use standard path to standard measurements
-                    const QString path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
-                    VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
+                    QString path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathStandardMeasurements();
+                    path = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(path);
                     mPath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Open file"), path, filter);
                 }
                 else if (patternType == MeasurementsType::Individual)
@@ -4502,8 +4502,8 @@ QString MainWindow::CheckPathToMeasurements(const QString &patternPath, const QS
                     const QString filter = tr("Individual measurements") + QLatin1String(" (*.vit);;") +
                                            tr("Multisize measurements") + QLatin1String(" (*.vst)");
                     //Use standard path to individual measurements
-                    const QString path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathIndividualMeasurements();
-                    VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(VCommonSettings::GetDefPathStandardMeasurements());
+                    QString path = qApp->ValentinaSettings()->GetPathIndividualMeasurements();
+                    path = VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(VCommonSettings::GetDefPathStandardMeasurements());
 
                     bool usedNotExistedDir = false;
                     QDir directory(path);
diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
index ccb02edc4..218f1576e 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,23 @@ void SymlinkCopyDirRecursive(const QString &fromDir, const QString &toDir, bool
         SymlinkCopyDirRecursive(from, to, replaceOnConflit);
     }
 }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString PrepareStandardFiles(const QString &currentPath, const QString &standardPath, const QString &defPath)
+{
+    QDir standardPathDir(standardPath);
+    QDir currentPathDir(currentPath);
+    if ((currentPath == defPath || not currentPathDir.exists()) && standardPathDir.exists())
+    {
+        const QDir localdata (defPath);
+        if (localdata.mkpath("."))
+        {
+            SymlinkCopyDirRecursive(standardPath, defPath, false);
+        }
+        return defPath;
+    }
+    return currentPath;
+}
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -218,33 +235,15 @@ QString VCommonSettings::StandardTemplatesPath()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTemplates(const QString & currentPath)
+QString VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTemplates(const QString & currentPath)
 {
-    QDir standardPath(VCommonSettings::StandardTemplatesPath());
-    const QDir localdata (VCommonSettings::GetDefPathTemplate());
-    if (currentPath == VCommonSettings::GetDefPathTemplate() && standardPath.exists())
-    {
-        if (localdata.mkpath("."))
-        {
-            SymlinkCopyDirRecursive(VCommonSettings::StandardTemplatesPath(), VCommonSettings::GetDefPathTemplate(),
-                                    false);
-        }
-    }
+    return PrepareStandardFiles(currentPath, StandardTemplatesPath(), GetDefPathTemplate());
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(const QString &currentPath)
+QString VCommonSettings::PrepareStandardTables(const QString &currentPath)
 {
-    QDir standardPath(VCommonSettings::StandardTablesPath());
-    const QDir localdata (VCommonSettings::GetDefPathStandardMeasurements());
-    if (currentPath == VCommonSettings::GetDefPathStandardMeasurements() && standardPath.exists())
-    {
-        if (localdata.mkpath("."))
-        {
-            SymlinkCopyDirRecursive(VCommonSettings::StandardTablesPath(),
-                                    VCommonSettings::GetDefPathStandardMeasurements(), false);
-        }
-    }
+    return PrepareStandardFiles(currentPath, StandardTablesPath(), GetDefPathStandardMeasurements());
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.h b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.h
index 1a45baf31..f96879506 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.h
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ public:
     static QString StandardTablesPath();
     static QString StandardTemplatesPath();
 
-    static void PrepareStandardTemplates(const QString &currentPath);
-    static void PrepareStandardTables(const QString &currentPath);
+    static QString PrepareStandardTemplates(const QString &currentPath);
+    static QString PrepareStandardTables(const QString &currentPath);
 
     static QString GetDefPathIndividualMeasurements();
     QString GetPathIndividualMeasurements() const;