diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/ipc.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/ipc.js
index 0912e423cc..699ac3f6dc 100755
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/ipc.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/ipc.js
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ Zotero.IPC = new function() {
 				// translators
 				Zotero.initComplete();
 			}
+			else if (msg == "reinit") {
+				if (Zotero.isConnector) {
+					reinit(false, true);
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
index 4a8eb226f1..15da2fe67a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
@@ -1495,6 +1495,10 @@ Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/osfile.jsm");
 		// Set data directory again
 		Zotero.debug("Using new data directory " + newDir);
 		this._cacheDataDirectory(newDir);
+		// Tell Zotero for Firefox in connector mode to reload and find the new data directory
+		if (this.isStandalone) {
+			Zotero.IPC.broadcast('reinit');
+		}
 		
 		// At least the database was copied, but other things failed
 		if (errors.length) {