diff --git a/scripts/File/SaveAs/SaveAs.js b/scripts/File/SaveAs/SaveAs.js
index 4667bf7006..ee8ce7bdf2 100644
--- a/scripts/File/SaveAs/SaveAs.js
+++ b/scripts/File/SaveAs/SaveAs.js
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ SaveAs.prototype.beginEvent = function() {
         }
 
         if (fileName.length!==0) {
+            fileDialog.setDirectory(fileInfo.absolutePath());
             fileDialog.selectFile(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
         }
         else {
             fileDialog.setDirectory(lastSaveAsFileDir);
         }
 
-
         fileDialog.setLabelText(QFileDialog.FileType, qsTr("Format:"));
 
         // global function qcadInitFileDialog may be registered to perform