diff --git a/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp b/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp
index c0ea6159d..557c28d87 100644
--- a/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUIFileDialog::openLoad(String header, std::vector<String> filter, S
 
   logD("opening load file dialog with curPath %s",curPath.c_str());
   if (sysDialog) {
+    curPath+=hint;
 #ifdef USE_NFD
     dialogOK=false;
 #ifdef NFD_NON_THREADED