diff --git a/gramps2/src/Utils.py b/gramps2/src/Utils.py
index ba5ec7be0..b2a1d5e7f 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Utils.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Utils.py
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ def gformat(val):
 def search_for(name):
     for i in os.environ['PATH'].split(':'):
         fname = os.path.join(i,name)
-        if os.access(fname,os.X_OK):
+        if os.access(fname,os.X_OK) and not os.path.isdir(fname):
             return 1
     return 0