diff --git a/src/filechooser.cpp b/src/filechooser.cpp
--- a/src/filechooser.cpp
+++ b/src/filechooser.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@
     fileDialog->setAcceptMode(QFileDialog::AcceptSave);
 
     if (!currentFolder.isEmpty()) {
-        fileDialog->setDirectoryUrl(QUrl(currentFolder));
+        QUrl currentUrl(currentFolder);
+        if(currentUrl.scheme().isEmpty())
+            currentUrl=QUrl::fromLocalFile(currentFolder);
+        fileDialog->setDirectoryUrl(currentUrl);
     }
 
     if (!currentFile.isEmpty()) {