diff --git a/src/renderer/components/path-selector.js b/src/renderer/components/path-selector.js
index 3be07d70..cb149f62 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/path-selector.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/path-selector.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class PathSelector extends React.Component {
 
   handleClick () {
     const opts = Object.assign({
-      defaultPath: this.props.value && path.dirname(this.props.value),
+      defaultPath: path.dirname(this.props.value || ''),
       properties: ['openFile', 'openDirectory']
     }, this.props.dialog)