diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/__init__.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/__init__.py
index 6ad5a82294..962b81e66a 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ class FileDialog(QObject):
         
 
 def choose_dir(window, name, title):
-    fd = FileDialog(title, [], False, window, mode=QFileDialog.DirectoryOnly)
+    fd = FileDialog(title, [], False, window, name=name, 
+                    mode=QFileDialog.DirectoryOnly)
     dir = fd.get_files()
     if dir:
         return dir[0]