diff --git a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
--- a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
+++ b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@
     Koko.SortModel {
         id: imageFolderModel
         sourceModel: Koko.ImageFolderModel {
-            url: imagePathArgument
+            url: imagePathArgument == "" ? "" : imagePathArgument[imagePathArgument.length -1]
             /**
              * makes sure that operation only occurs after the model is populated
              */
             onRowsInserted: {
-                if( indexForUrl(imagePathArgument) != -1) {
+                if( indexForUrl(imagePathArgument[imagePathArgument.length -1]) != -1) {
                     currentImage.model = this
-                    currentImage.index = indexForUrl(imagePathArgument)
+                    currentImage.index = indexForUrl(imagePathArgument[imagePathArgument.length -1])
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
--- a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
@@ -81,21 +81,29 @@
     Q_ASSERT( QUrl(url).isLocalFile());
     url = QUrl(url).path();
     
+    QStringList locations = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation);
     if (url.isEmpty()) {
-        QStringList locations = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation);
         Q_ASSERT(locations.size() > 1);
         url = locations.first().append("/");
     }
     
     QString directoryUrl;
     
-    if( QDir(url).exists()) {
+    if (QDir(url).exists()) {
         directoryUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(url).toString();
     } else {
         m_imagePath = url;
         directoryUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(url.left(url.lastIndexOf('/'))).toString();
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Sets the url to ~/Pictures if the path is ~/Pictures path
+     * and leave it as it is, if it is foreign path
+     */
+    if (directoryUrl.contains(QUrl::fromLocalFile(locations.first()).toString())) {
+        directoryUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(locations.first()).toString();
+    }
+    
     if (dirLister()->url().path() == directoryUrl) {
         dirLister()->updateDirectory(QUrl(directoryUrl));
         return;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@
         resolvedImagePath = QUrl() ;
     }
     
+    QStringList directoryUrls;
+    if (!resolvedImagePath.isEmpty()) {
+        QString tempImagePath = resolvedImagePath.toString();
+        directoryUrls << tempImagePath;
+        
+        if (resolvedImagePath.toString().startsWith(QUrl::fromLocalFile(locations.first()).toString())) {
+            while (tempImagePath != QUrl::fromLocalFile(locations.first()).toString()) {
+                tempImagePath = tempImagePath.left( tempImagePath.lastIndexOf('/'));
+                directoryUrls.prepend(tempImagePath);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     FileSystemTracker tracker;
     tracker.setFolder(locations.first());
     tracker.moveToThread(&trackerThread);
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@
     QQmlContext* objectContext = engine.rootContext();
     objectContext->setContextProperty("kokoProcessor", &processor);
     objectContext->setContextProperty("kokoConfig", &config);
-    objectContext->setContextProperty("imagePathArgument", resolvedImagePath.toString());
+    objectContext->setContextProperty("imagePathArgument", directoryUrls);
 
     QString path;
     //we want different main files on desktop or mobile