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diff --git a/src/magic.c b/src/magic.c
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index 5403951..2b61080 100644
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--- a/src/magic.c
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+++ b/src/magic.c
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@@ -101,16 +101,21 @@ get_default_magic(void)
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 	if ((home = getenv("HOME")) == NULL)
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 		return MAGIC;
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-	if (asprintf(&hmagicpath, "%s/.magic", home) < 0)
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+	if (asprintf(&hmagicpath, "%s/.magic.mgc", home) < 0)
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 		return MAGIC;
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-	if (stat(hmagicpath, &st) == -1)
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-		goto out;
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-	if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
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+	if (stat(hmagicpath, &st) == -1) {
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 		free(hmagicpath);
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-		if (asprintf(&hmagicpath, "%s/%s", home, hmagic) < 0)
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+		if (asprintf(&hmagicpath, "%s/.magic", home) < 0)
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 			return MAGIC;
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-		if (access(hmagicpath, R_OK) == -1)
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+		if (stat(hmagicpath, &st) == -1)
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 			goto out;
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+		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
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+			free(hmagicpath);
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+			if (asprintf(&hmagicpath, "%s/%s", home, hmagic) < 0)
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+				return MAGIC;
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+			if (access(hmagicpath, R_OK) == -1)
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+				goto out;
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+		}
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 	}
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 	if (asprintf(&default_magic, "%s:%s", hmagicpath, MAGIC) < 0)