diff --git a/src/sextante/otb/OTBUtils.py b/src/sextante/otb/OTBUtils.py
index ab674aca0ef..82c136e160a 100644
--- a/src/sextante/otb/OTBUtils.py
+++ b/src/sextante/otb/OTBUtils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ class OTBUtils:
     def otbPath():
         folder = SextanteConfig.getSetting(OTBUtils.OTB_FOLDER)
         if folder == None:
-            folder =""
+            folder = ""
+            
+            if os.path.exists("/usr/bin/otbcli"):
+                folder = "/usr/bin"
         return folder
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -23,6 +26,10 @@ class OTBUtils:
         folder = SextanteConfig.getSetting(OTBUtils.OTB_LIB_FOLDER)
         if folder == None:
             folder =""
+            
+            linuxstandardpath = "/usr/lib/otb/applications"
+            if os.path.exists(linuxstandardpath):
+                folder = linuxstandardpath
         return folder
 
     @staticmethod