diff --git a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.inx b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.inx
index 4ceb3403..ea54307e 100644
--- a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.inx
+++ b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.inx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
                <option value="px">px</option>
             </param>
             <param name="inputfile" type="path" gui-text="Import File (*.dxf, .dwg)" gui-description="Full path to your file, e.g. 'C:\Users\Username\Documents\myimage.jpg'" filetypes="dxf,dwg" mode="file">C:\Users\</param>
+            <param name="opendironerror" type="bool" gui-text="Open containing output directory on conversion errors">true</param>
             <spacer/>
             <label appearance="header">About</label>
             <separator/>
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@
             <label appearance="header">sk1 UniConvertor 1.1.X</label>
             <separator/>
             <param name="sk1_uniconverter" type="path" gui-text="uniconvertor executable" gui-description="Full path to 'uniconvertor' executable" filetypes="cmd" mode="file">C:\Program Files (x86)\sK1 Project\UniConvertor-1.1.6\uniconvertor.cmd</param>
-            <param name="opendironerror" type="bool" gui-text="Open containing output directory on conversion errors">true</param>
         </page>
     </param>
     <effect needs-live-preview="true">
diff --git a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.py b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.py
index 4de1ca9a..369863b2 100644
--- a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.py
+++ b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/dxfdwgimporter/dxfdwgimporter.py
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ class DXFDWGImport(inkex.Effect):
         self.arg_parser.add_argument("--UNDERLAY",      type=inkex.Boolean, default=True)
         self.arg_parser.add_argument("--XLINE",         type=inkex.Boolean, default=True)
         
-        
+    def openExplorer(self, temp_output_dir):
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            subprocess.Popen(["explorer",temp_output_dir],close_fds=True)
+        else:
+            subprocess.Popen(["xdg-open",temp_output_dir],close_fds=True)
         
     def effect(self):
         #get input file and copy it to some new temporary directory
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@ class DXFDWGImport(inkex.Effect):
             if proc.returncode != 0: 
                inkex.errormsg("UniConverter failed: %d %s %s" % (proc.returncode, stdout, stderr))
                if self.options.opendironerror:
-                   subprocess.Popen(["explorer",temp_output_dir],close_fds=True)
+                   self.openExplorer(temp_output_dir)
                                     
         elif self.options.dxf_to_svg_parser == "bjnortier":
             if which("node") is None:
@@ -284,7 +288,7 @@ class DXFDWGImport(inkex.Effect):
                 if proc.returncode != 0: 
                    inkex.errormsg("node.js DXF to SVG conversion failed: %d %s %s" % (proc.returncode, stdout, stderr))
                    if self.options.opendironerror:
-                       subprocess.Popen(["explorer",temp_output_dir],close_fds=True)
+                       self.openExplorer(temp_output_dir)
                        
         elif self.options.dxf_to_svg_parser == "kabeja":         
             wd = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "kabeja")
@@ -293,6 +297,8 @@ class DXFDWGImport(inkex.Effect):
             stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
             if proc.returncode != 0: 
                inkex.errormsg("kabeja failed: %d %s %s" % (proc.returncode, stdout, stderr))  
+               if self.options.opendironerror:
+                   self.openExplorer(temp_output_dir)
                        
         elif self.options.dxf_to_svg_parser == "ezdxf":
             doc = ezdxf.readfile(dxf_file)