diff --git a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/0_setup.py b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/0_setup.py
index baeaee1cc..1e1824b2c 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/0_setup.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/0_setup.py
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ if not args.noconf:
 		MaxUserDirectory
 	except NameError:
 		import os
-		MaxUserDirectory = os.path.normpath(os.environ["LOCALAPPDATA"] + "/Autodesk/3dsMax/2010 - 32bit/enu")
+		try:
+			MaxUserDirectory = os.path.normpath(os.environ["LOCALAPPDATA"] + "/Autodesk/3dsMax/2010 - 32bit/enu")
+		except KeyError:
+			MaxAvailable = 0
+			MaxUserDirectory = "C:/Users/Kaetemi/AppData/Local/Autodesk/3dsMax/2010 - 32bit/enu"
 	try:
 		MaxExecutable
 	except NameError: