diff --git a/after/plugin/snipMate.vim b/after/plugin/snipMate.vim
index 239ca84..d2989cf 100644
--- a/after/plugin/snipMate.vim
+++ b/after/plugin/snipMate.vim
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ snor <right> <esc>a
 snor <left> <esc>bi
 
 " By default load snippets in snippets_dir
-if empty(snippets_dir) || !isdirectory(snippets_dir)
+if empty(snippets_dir)
 	finish
 endif
 
diff --git a/plugin/snipMate.vim b/plugin/snipMate.vim
index ffb6af2..fef2dcd 100644
--- a/plugin/snipMate.vim
+++ b/plugin/snipMate.vim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ au FileType snippet setl noet fdm=indent
 let s:snippets = {} | let s:multi_snips = {}
 
 if !exists('snippets_dir')
-	let snippets_dir = split(globpath(&rtp, 'snippets/'), "\n")[0]
+	let snippets_dir = substitute(globpath(&rtp, 'snippets/'), "\n", ',', 'g')
 endif
 
 fun! MakeSnip(scope, trigger, content, ...)