diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ModelDownloaderDialog.qml b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ModelDownloaderDialog.qml
index 6a47e6d3..d885e621 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ModelDownloaderDialog.qml
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ModelDownloaderDialog.qml
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Dialog {
             FolderDialog {
                 id: modelPathDialog
                 title: "Please choose a directory"
-                currentFolder: Download.downloadLocalModelsPath
+                currentFolder: "file://" + Download.downloadLocalModelsPath
                 onAccepted: {
                     Download.downloadLocalModelsPath = selectedFolder
                     settings.modelPath = Download.downloadLocalModelsPath
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/qml/SettingsDialog.qml b/gpt4all-chat/qml/SettingsDialog.qml
index 8e235f6b..31b09563 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/qml/SettingsDialog.qml
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/qml/SettingsDialog.qml
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ Dialog {
                     FolderDialog {
                         id: modelPathDialog
                         title: "Please choose a directory"
-                        currentFolder: Download.downloadLocalModelsPath
+                        currentFolder: "file://" + Download.downloadLocalModelsPath
                         onAccepted: {
                             Download.downloadLocalModelsPath = selectedFolder
                             settings.modelPath = Download.downloadLocalModelsPath