diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/FuzzyIndex.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/database/FuzzyIndex.cpp
index 64db5b690..176e55ccc 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/FuzzyIndex.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/FuzzyIndex.cpp
@@ -49,15 +49,24 @@ FuzzyIndex::FuzzyIndex( QObject* parent, bool wipe )
     QByteArray path = m_lucenePath.toUtf8();
     const char* cPath = path.constData();
 
+    bool failed = false;
     tDebug() << "Opening Lucene directory:" << path;
     try
     {
-        m_luceneDir = FSDirectory::getDirectory( cPath );
         m_analyzer = _CLNEW SimpleAnalyzer();
+        m_luceneDir = FSDirectory::getDirectory( cPath );
     }
     catch ( CLuceneError& error )
     {
         tDebug() << "Caught CLucene error:" << error.what();
+        failed = true;
+    }
+
+    if ( failed )
+    {
+        tDebug() << "Initializing RAM directory instead.";
+
+        m_luceneDir = _CLNEW RAMDirectory();
         wipe = true;
     }