diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/content/android_content_Context.c b/src/api-impl-jni/content/android_content_Context.c
index 7bf696b7..03018b6a 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/content/android_content_Context.c
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/content/android_content_Context.c
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 
 #include "../generated_headers/android_content_Context.h"
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_content_Context_native_1updateConfig(JNIEnv *env, jclass class, jobject config)
+extern char *apk_path;
+
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_android_content_Context_native_1get_1apk_1path(JNIEnv *env, jclass this) {
+	return _JSTRING(apk_path);
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_content_Context_native_1updateConfig(JNIEnv *env, jclass this, jobject config)
 {
 	GtkSettings *settings = gtk_settings_get_default();
 	char *theme_name;
diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_content_Context.h b/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_content_Context.h
index 0ba0c3a4..bb1f0add 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_content_Context.h
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_content_Context.h
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 #undef android_content_Context_MODE_PRIVATE
 #define android_content_Context_MODE_PRIVATE 0L
+/*
+ * Class:     android_content_Context
+ * Method:    native_get_apk_path
+ * Signature: ()Ljava/lang/String;
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_android_content_Context_native_1get_1apk_1path
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass);
+
 /*
  * Class:     android_content_Context
  * Method:    native_updateConfig
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/content/Context.java b/src/api-impl/android/content/Context.java
index 340f3976..cfcbb064 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/content/Context.java
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public class Context extends Object {
 	public static PackageParser.Package pkg;
 	public static PackageManager package_manager;
 
-	static String apk_path = "/tmp/APK_PATH_SHOULD_HAVE_BEEN_FILLED_IN_BY_CODE_IN_main.c/";
-
 	public /*← FIXME?*/ static Application this_application;
 
 	File data_dir = null;
@@ -110,9 +108,11 @@ public class Context extends Object {
 		}
 		application_info.dataDir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
 		application_info.nativeLibraryDir = (new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "lib")).getAbsolutePath();
+		application_info.sourceDir = native_get_apk_path();
 		package_manager = new PackageManager();
 	}
 
+	private static native String native_get_apk_path();
 	protected static native void native_updateConfig(Configuration config);
 
 	static Application createApplication(long native_window) throws Exception {
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ public class Context extends Object {
 
 	public Context() {
 		Slog.v(TAG, "new Context! this one is: " + this);
-		getApplicationInfo().sourceDir = getPackageCodePath();
 	}
 
 	public int checkPermission(String permission, int pid, int uid) {
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ public class Context extends Object {
 	}
 
 	public String getPackageCodePath() {
-		return apk_path;
+		return getApplicationInfo().sourceDir;
 	}
 
 	public int getColor(int resId) {
diff --git a/src/main-executable/main.c b/src/main-executable/main.c
index b9fa4369..866cd441 100644
--- a/src/main-executable/main.c
+++ b/src/main-executable/main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 
 GtkWidget *window;
+char *apk_path;
 
 // standard Gtk Application stuff, more or less
 
@@ -386,14 +387,13 @@ static void open(GtkApplication *app, GFile** files, gint nfiles, const gchar* h
 	jmethodID loadLibrary_with_classloader = _METHOD(java_runtime_class, "loadLibrary", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;)V");
 	(*env)->CallVoidMethod(env, java_runtime, loadLibrary_with_classloader, _JSTRING("translation_layer_main"), class_loader);
 
+	// some apps need the apk path since they directly read their apk
+	apk_path = strdup(apk_classpath);
+
 	set_up_handle_cache(env);
 
 	/* -- misc -- */
 
-	// some apps need the apk path since they directly read their apk
-	jclass context_class = (*env)->FindClass(env, "android/content/Context");
-	_SET_STATIC_OBJ_FIELD(context_class, "apk_path", "Ljava/lang/String;", _JSTRING(apk_classpath));
-
 	window = gtk_application_window_new(app);
 
 	if(getenv("ATL_DISABLE_WINDOW_DECORATIONS"))