diff -Naur mate-file-archiver-1.6.0.orig/src/fr-window.c mate-file-archiver-1.6.0/src/fr-window.c
--- mate-file-archiver-1.6.0.orig/src/fr-window.c	2013-04-01 01:30:22.000000000 +0200
+++ mate-file-archiver-1.6.0/src/fr-window.c	2013-12-11 18:50:10.513432161 +0100
@@ -4606,6 +4606,9 @@
 	char     *value;
 	gboolean  result;
 
+	if (window->priv->settings_caja == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
 	value = g_settings_get_string (window->priv->settings_caja, CAJA_CLICK_POLICY);
 	result = (value != NULL) && (strncmp (value, "single", 6) == 0);
 	g_free (value);
@@ -5390,6 +5393,7 @@
 	GtkToolItem      *open_recent_tool_item;
 	GtkWidget        *menu_item;
 	GError           *error = NULL;
+	const char * const *schemas;
 
 	/* data common to all windows. */
 
@@ -5407,7 +5411,17 @@
 	window->priv->settings_ui = g_settings_new (ENGRAMPA_SCHEMA_UI);
 	window->priv->settings_general = g_settings_new (ENGRAMPA_SCHEMA_GENERAL);
 	window->priv->settings_dialogs = g_settings_new (ENGRAMPA_SCHEMA_DIALOGS);
-	window->priv->settings_caja = g_settings_new (CAJA_SCHEMA);
+	
+	/* Only use the caja schema if it's installed */
+	for (schemas = g_settings_list_schemas ();
+		*schemas != NULL;
+		schemas++)
+	{
+		if (g_strcmp0 (*schemas, CAJA_SCHEMA) == 0) {
+			window->priv->settings_caja = g_settings_new (CAJA_SCHEMA);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* Create the application. */
 
@@ -6007,7 +6021,9 @@
 			"changed::" PREF_LISTING_USE_MIME_ICONS,
 			G_CALLBACK (pref_use_mime_icons_changed),
 			window);
-	g_signal_connect (window->priv->settings_caja,
+
+	if (window->priv->settings_caja)
+		g_signal_connect (window->priv->settings_caja,
 			"changed::" CAJA_CLICK_POLICY,
 			G_CALLBACK (pref_click_policy_changed),
 			window);