diff --git a/qmlUiKirigami/ImageViewer.qml b/qmlUiKirigami/ImageViewer.qml
--- a/qmlUiKirigami/ImageViewer.qml
+++ b/qmlUiKirigami/ImageViewer.qml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     leftPadding: 0
     rightPadding: 0
 
-    state: "closed"
     states: [
         State {
             name: "open"
diff --git a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
--- a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
+++ b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
                 if( indexForUrl(imagePathArgument) != -1) {
                     currentImage.model = this
                     currentImage.index = indexForUrl(imagePathArgument)
-                    imageViewer.state = "open"
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -189,6 +188,7 @@
         sourceModel: currentImage.model
         imageWidth: root.width
         imageHeight: root.height
+        state: imagePathArgument == "" ? "closed" : "open"
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
diff --git a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
--- a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@
 
 void ImageFolderModel::setUrl(QString& url)
 {
-    if (url.isEmpty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    
     Q_ASSERT( QUrl(url).isLocalFile());
     url = QUrl(url).path();
     
+    if (url.isEmpty()) {
+        QStringList locations = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation);
+        Q_ASSERT(locations.size() > 1);
+        url = locations.first().append("/");
+    }
+    
     QString directoryUrl;
     
     if( QDir(url).exists()) {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
 
     QUrl currentDirPath = QUrl::fromLocalFile(QDir::currentPath().append('/'));
     QUrl resolvedImagePath = parser.positionalArguments().isEmpty() 
-                                                       ? QUrl::fromLocalFile(locations.first().append('/')) 
+                                                       ? QUrl() 
                                                        : currentDirPath.resolved( parser.positionalArguments().first());
     
     if( !resolvedImagePath.isLocalFile()) {
-        resolvedImagePath = QUrl::fromLocalFile(locations.first().append('/')) ;
+        resolvedImagePath = QUrl() ;
     }
     
     FileSystemTracker tracker;