diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
index c9d460f30..fc4760711 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ sub load_file {
     my $self = shift;
     my ($input_file) = @_;
     
-    $Slic3r::GUI::SkeinPanel::last_input_file = $input_file;
+    $Slic3r::GUI::SkeinPanel::last_skein_dir = dirname($input_file);
     
     my $process_dialog = Wx::ProgressDialog->new('Loading...', "Processing input file...", 100, $self, 0);
     $process_dialog->Pulse;