diff --git a/offline-minecraft-launcher.py b/offline-minecraft-launcher.py
index 401b822..e7fa2ca 100644
--- a/offline-minecraft-launcher.py
+++ b/offline-minecraft-launcher.py
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ def main():
 		if not os.path.isdir(launcherVariables["game_directory"]): os.makedirs(launcherVariables["game_directory"])
 		os.chdir(launcherVariables["game_directory"])
 	
+	if launcherVariables["game_directory"].replace(pUp(launcherVariables["game_directory"]) + os.sep,"",1) == ".minecraft":
+		print("> game_directory is called .minecraft, setting APPDATA/HOME environment variables to parent directory.")
+		os.environ["APPDATA"] = pUp(launcherVariables["game_directory"])
+		os.environ["HOME"] = os.environ["APPDATA"]
+	
 	# JVM arguments:
 	args = []