diff --git a/commands.py b/commands.py
index 510f2fd..711e5f0 100644
--- a/commands.py
+++ b/commands.py
@@ -13,11 +13,24 @@ class CondaCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand):
 
     @property
     def settings(self):
-        """Load the plugin settings for commands to use."""
+        """Load the plugin settings for commands to use.
+
+        For Unix systems, the plugin will first try to load the old settings
+        file with the base name 'conda.sublime-settings'. If this file can't
+        be accessed the plugin will set the settings file to
+        the new settings file named 'Conda.sublime-settings'.
+        """
         if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
             return sublime.load_settings('Conda (Windows).sublime-settings')
         else:
-            return sublime.load_settings('Conda.sublime-settings')
+            try:
+                settings = sublime.load_settings('conda.sublime-settings')
+                # sublime text doesn't tell us if the settings file exists unless we try to access it
+                os.path.expanduser(settings.get('environment_directory'))
+            except AttributeError:
+                settings = sublime.load_settings('Conda.sublime-settings')
+
+            return settings
 
     @property
     def executable(self):
diff --git a/messages.json b/messages.json
index 8deae4e..f130834 100644
--- a/messages.json
+++ b/messages.json
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
     "0.4.3": "messages/v0.4.3.txt",
     "0.4.4": "messages/v0.4.4.txt",
     "0.4.5": "messages/v0.4.5.txt",
-    "0.4.6": "messages/v0.4.6.txt"      
+    "0.4.6": "messages/v0.4.6.txt",
+    "0.5.0": "messages/v0.5.0.txt"   
 }
diff --git a/messages/v0.5.0.txt b/messages/v0.5.0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92e6f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/v0.5.0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Conda v0.5.0
+============
+
+-  Added the ability to load old settings files on Unix based systems
+-  Incremented minor version as the new settings file system could cause minor breakage