diff --git a/src/View/InitialConditions/Window.py b/src/View/InitialConditions/Window.py
index 573dd4b6e10b9e53bc9b3bfcbb571b879ea06f05..d7cac0ffb99faa4cd464da37044615ae6e65cd01 100644
--- a/src/View/InitialConditions/Window.py
+++ b/src/View/InitialConditions/Window.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from tools import trace, timer, logger_exception
 
 from View.Tools.PamhyrWindow import PamhyrWindow
 
+from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
 from PyQt5.QtGui import (
     QKeySequence,
 )
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import (
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (
     Qt, QVariant, QAbstractTableModel,
     QCoreApplication, QModelIndex, pyqtSlot,
-    QRect,
+    QRect, QSettings, QItemSelectionModel,
 )
 
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
@@ -260,16 +261,24 @@ class InitialConditionsWindow(PamhyrWindow):
         self._update()
 
     def import_from_file(self):
-        workdir = os.path.dirname(self._study.filename)
-
-        return self.file_dialog(
-            select_file="ExistingFile",
-            callback=lambda d: self._import_from_file(d[0]),
-            directory=workdir,
-            default_suffix=".BIN",
-            file_filter=["Mage (*.BIN)"],
+        options = QFileDialog.Options()
+        settings = QSettings(QSettings.IniFormat,
+                             QSettings.UserScope, 'MyOrg', )
+        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
+        filename, _ = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
+            self,
+            self._trad["open_file"],
+            "",
+            ";; ".join(["Mage (*.BIN)"]),
+            options=options
         )
 
+        if filename != "":
+            size = os.stat(filename).st_size
+            #self._table.import_geometry(0, filename)
+            print(f"filename: {filename}")
+            self._import_from_file(filename)
+
     def _import_from_file(self, file_name):
         solver = Mage8("dummy")
         name = os.path.basename(file_name)\
@@ -292,7 +301,8 @@ class InitialConditionsWindow(PamhyrWindow):
         )
         dlg.exec_()
         results = self._tmp_results
-        self._import_from_results(results)
+        if "timestamps" in results._meta_data:
+            self._import_from_results(results)
 
     def _import_from_results(self, results):
         logger.debug(f"import from results: {results}")
diff --git a/src/View/MainWindow.py b/src/View/MainWindow.py
index 1aa86263d143a321fbbeecfe0bff52240f5f7199..a94fef1ac8f2f7dd2bf62f6f68c9b012c8b13e7c 100644
--- a/src/View/MainWindow.py
+++ b/src/View/MainWindow.py
@@ -1534,9 +1534,6 @@ class ApplicationWindow(QMainWindow, ListedSubWindow, WindowToolKit):
         if self._study is None:
             return
 
-        if self._study.filename == "":
-            return
-
         options = QFileDialog.Options()
         options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
 
@@ -1547,14 +1544,15 @@ class ApplicationWindow(QMainWindow, ListedSubWindow, WindowToolKit):
         # dialog.setFilter(dialog.filter() | QtCore.QDir.Hidden)
         dialog.setNameFilters(['Mage (*.BIN)'])
 
-        if self._last_solver is None:
-            dialog.setDirectory(
-                os.path.dirname(self._study.filename)
-            )
-        else:
-            dialog.setDirectory(
-                self._solver_workdir(self._last_solver)
-            )
+        if self._study.filename is not None:
+            if self._last_solver is None:
+                    dialog.setDirectory(
+                        os.path.dirname(self._study.filename)
+                    )
+            else:
+                dialog.setDirectory(
+                    self._solver_workdir(self._last_solver)
+                )
 
         if dialog.exec_():
             file_name = dialog.selectedFiles()