diff --git a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
index dccfaca12..0de2d6ff1 100644
--- a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
+++ b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
@@ -9205,13 +9205,10 @@ FUNCTION idefiledialog$(programname$, mode AS _BYTE)
 
         IF focus = 3 THEN
             IF (K$ = CHR$(13) OR info = 1) AND o(3).sel >= 1 THEN
-                path$ = idezchangepath(path$, idetxt(o(3).stx))
-                idetxt(o(2).txt) = idezfilelist$(path$, AllFiles, "")
-                idetxt(o(3).txt) = idezpathlist$(path$)
-
-                o(2).sel = -1
-                o(3).sel = -1
-                GOTO ideopenloop
+                newpath$ = idetxt(o(3).stx)
+                IF newpath$ = "" THEN newpath$ = ".."
+                f$ = newpath$
+                GOTO changepath
             END IF
         END IF