diff --git a/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/core.py b/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/core.py
index bdcfd12dd..8b20a2683 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/core.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/core.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ EXTRACT_COMMANDS = {
 class Core(CorePluginBase):
     def enable(self):
         self.config = deluge.configmanager.ConfigManager("extractor.conf", DEFAULT_PREFS)
+        if not self.config["extract_path"]:
+            self.config["extract_path"] = deluge.configmanager.ConfigManager("core.conf")["download_location"]
+
         component.get("EventManager").register_event_handler("TorrentFinishedEvent", self._on_torrent_finished)
 
     def disable(self):
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ class Core(CorePluginBase):
         files = component.get("TorrentManager")[torrent_id].get_files()
         for f in files:
             ext = os.path.splitext(f["path"])
-            if ext in (".gz", ".bz2", ".lzma"):
+            if ext[1] in (".gz", ".bz2", ".lzma"):
                 # We need to check if this is a tar
                 if os.path.splitext(ext[0]) == ".tar":
                     cmd = EXTRACT_COMMANDS[".tar" + ext[1]]
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ class Core(CorePluginBase):
                 log.debug("Extract failed for %s", torrent_id)
 
             # Run the command and add some callbacks
-            d = getProcessValue(cmd[0], cmd[1:] + [fp], {}, dest)
+            d = getProcessValue(cmd[0], cmd[1].split() + [str(fp)], {}, str(dest))
             d.addCallback(on_extract_success, torrent_id)
             d.addErrback(on_extract_failed, torrent_id)
 
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/data/extractor_prefs.glade b/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/data/extractor_prefs.glade
index 0d3f4ccbb..ee6d536b0 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/data/extractor_prefs.glade
+++ b/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/data/extractor_prefs.glade
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <!DOCTYPE glade-interface SYSTEM "glade-2.0.dtd">
-<!--Generated with glade3 3.4.5 on Fri May  1 18:23:42 2009 -->
+<!--Generated with glade3 3.4.5 on Wed May  6 12:45:11 2009 -->
 <glade-interface>
   <widget class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
     <child>
@@ -13,49 +13,51 @@
             <property name="label_xalign">0</property>
             <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_NONE</property>
             <child>
-              <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment1">
+              <widget class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="left_padding">12</property>
+                <property name="border_width">5</property>
+                <property name="spacing">5</property>
                 <child>
-                  <widget class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
+                  <widget class="GtkHBox" id="hbox1">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="spacing">5</property>
                     <child>
-                      <widget class="GtkHBox" id="hbox1">
+                      <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Extract to:</property>
+                      </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">False</property>
+                        <property name="fill">False</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <widget class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="spacing">5</property>
-                        <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
-                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Extract to:</property>
-                          </widget>
-                          <packing>
-                            <property name="expand">False</property>
-                            <property name="fill">False</property>
-                          </packing>
-                        </child>
                         <child>
                           <widget class="GtkFileChooserButton" id="folderchooser_path">
-                            <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="action">GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER</property>
                             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Select A Folder</property>
                           </widget>
+                        </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <widget class="GtkEntry" id="entry_path">
+                            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                          </widget>
                           <packing>
                             <property name="position">1</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
-                        <child>
-                          <widget class="GtkEntry" id="entry_path">
-                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                          </widget>
-                          <packing>
-                            <property name="position">2</property>
-                          </packing>
-                        </child>
                       </widget>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="position">1</property>
+                      </packing>
                     </child>
                   </widget>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="expand">False</property>
+                    <property name="fill">False</property>
+                  </packing>
                 </child>
               </widget>
             </child>
@@ -70,10 +72,6 @@
               </packing>
             </child>
           </widget>
-          <packing>
-            <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="fill">False</property>
-          </packing>
         </child>
       </widget>
     </child>
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/gtkui.py b/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/gtkui.py
index c283d603f..8f0da11d0 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/extractor/extractor/gtkui.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class GtkUI(GtkPluginBase):
         component.get("Preferences").add_page("Extractor", self.glade.get_widget("extractor_prefs_box"))
         component.get("PluginManager").register_hook("on_apply_prefs", self.on_apply_prefs)
         component.get("PluginManager").register_hook("on_show_prefs", self.on_show_prefs)
-
+        self.on_show_prefs()
 
     def disable(self):
         component.get("Preferences").remove_page("Extractor")
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ class GtkUI(GtkPluginBase):
         else:
             self.glade.get_widget("folderchooser_path").hide()
             self.glade.get_widget("entry_path").show()
-            self.glade.get_widget("folderchooser_path").show()
 
         def on_get_config(config):
             if client.is_localhost():