diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs
index 248cd3f6..c916fa83 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleBackend.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
         public SparkleBackend (string name, string [] paths)
         {
             Name = name;
+            Path = "git";
 
             foreach (string path in paths) {
                 if (File.Exists (path)) {