diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
index 894b62aa..aa11b102 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class App(Base):
             if pretty:
                 return self.__pretty_topdir
             return self.__topdir
-        for d in [self.__projs_root, '/opt']:
+        for d in [self.__projs_root, self.___opt_root]:
             ret = d + '/' + name
             if os.path.exists(ret):
                 return ret
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ class App(Base):
         # -- Members with default values
         self.__topdir_fmt = 'absolute'
         self.__projs_root = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_dir + '/local/src/jw.dev/proj'
+        self.___opt_root = '/opt'
         self.__pretty_projs_root = None
 
     async def __init_async(self) -> None: