diff --git a/src/dialogs.cc b/src/dialogs.cc
index 8f66ab0..5e32036 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.cc
+++ b/src/dialogs.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include "singletons.h"
 #include <cmath>
 
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+
 namespace sigc {
 #ifndef SIGC_FUNCTORS_DEDUCE_RESULT_TYPE_WITH_DECLTYPE
   template <typename Functor>
@@ -42,9 +45,11 @@ std::string Dialog::gtk_dialog(const std::string &title,
   dialog.set_transient_for(*application->window);
   
   auto current_path=application->window->notebook.get_current_folder();
+  boost::system::error_code ec;
   if(current_path.empty())
-    current_path=boost::filesystem::current_path();
-  gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder((GtkFileChooser*)dialog.gobj(), current_path.string().c_str());
+    current_path=boost::filesystem::current_path(ec);
+  if(!ec)
+    gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder((GtkFileChooser*)dialog.gobj(), current_path.string().c_str());
 
   if (!file_name.empty())
     gtk_file_chooser_set_filename((GtkFileChooser*)dialog.gobj(), file_name.c_str());
diff --git a/src/dialogs_win.cc b/src/dialogs_win.cc
index 377bf16..72d1869 100644
--- a/src/dialogs_win.cc
+++ b/src/dialogs_win.cc
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ private:
     auto application=Glib::RefPtr<Application>::cast_static(gio_application);
     
     auto current_path=application->window->notebook.get_current_folder();
+    boost::system::error_code ec;
     if(current_path.empty())
-      current_path=boost::filesystem::current_path();
+      current_path=boost::filesystem::current_path(ec);
+    if(ec)
+      return false;
     
     std::wstring path=current_path.native();
     size_t pos=0;