diff --git a/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp b/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp
index a0a10103d..c66a27e66 100644
--- a/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/fileDialog.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUIFileDialog::openLoad(String header, std::vector<String> filter, c
   if (opened) return false;
   saving=false;
   curPath=path;
+  logD("opening load file dialog with curPath %s",curPath);
   if (sysDialog) {
     dialogO=new pfd::open_file(header,path,filter);
   } else {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUIFileDialog::openSave(String header, std::vector<String> filter, c
   if (opened) return false;
   saving=true;
   curPath=path;
+  logD("opening save file dialog with curPath %s",curPath);
   if (sysDialog) {
     dialogS=new pfd::save_file(header,path,filter);
   } else {
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ bool FurnaceGUIFileDialog::render(const ImVec2& min, const ImVec2& max) {
       if (dialogS!=NULL) {
         if (dialogS->ready(0)) {
           fileName=dialogS->result();
+          size_t dsPos=fileName.rfind(DIR_SEPARATOR);
+          if (dsPos!=String::npos) curPath=fileName.substr(0,dsPos);
           logD("returning %s",fileName.c_str());
           return true;
         }
@@ -77,6 +81,8 @@ bool FurnaceGUIFileDialog::render(const ImVec2& min, const ImVec2& max) {
             logD("returning nothing");
           } else {
             fileName=dialogO->result()[0];
+            size_t dsPos=fileName.rfind(DIR_SEPARATOR);
+            if (dsPos!=String::npos) curPath=fileName.substr(0,dsPos);
             logD("returning %s",fileName.c_str());
           }
           return true;
@@ -91,8 +97,15 @@ bool FurnaceGUIFileDialog::render(const ImVec2& min, const ImVec2& max) {
 
 String FurnaceGUIFileDialog::getPath() {
   if (sysDialog) {
+    if (curPath.size()>0) {
+      if (curPath[curPath.size()-1]==DIR_SEPARATOR) {
+        curPath=curPath.substr(0,curPath.size()-1);
+      }
+    }
+    logD("curPath: %s",curPath);
     return curPath;
   } else {
+    logD("curPath: %s",ImGuiFileDialog::Instance()->GetCurrentPath());
     return ImGuiFileDialog::Instance()->GetCurrentPath();
   }
 }