diff --git a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
--- a/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
+++ b/qmlUiKirigami/Main.qml
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@
     Koko.SortModel {
         id: imageFolderModel
         sourceModel: Koko.ImageFolderModel {
-            url: imagePathArgument == "" ? "" : imagePathArgument[imagePathArgument.length -1]
+            /**
+             * imagePathArgument[0] sets the column 0 of the pageStack to reflect either a foreign path or ~/Pictures
+             */
+            url: imagePathArgument == "" ? "" : imagePathArgument[0]
             /**
              * makes sure that operation only occurs after the model is populated
              */
diff --git a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
--- a/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/imagefoldermodel.cpp
@@ -81,36 +81,21 @@
     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;
+    url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(url).toString();
     
-    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));
+    if (dirLister()->url().path() == QUrl(url).path()) {
+        dirLister()->updateDirectory(QUrl(url));
         return;
     }
 
     beginResetModel();
-    dirLister()->openUrl(QUrl(directoryUrl));
+    dirLister()->openUrl(QUrl(url));
     endResetModel();
     emit urlChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
                 tempImagePath = tempImagePath.left( tempImagePath.lastIndexOf('/'));
                 directoryUrls.prepend(tempImagePath);
             }
+        } else {
+            directoryUrls.prepend(tempImagePath.left( tempImagePath.lastIndexOf('/')));
         }
     }