diff --git a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
index 498aeb79..decc2811 100644
--- a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
+++ b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
@@ -963,8 +963,9 @@ void UBDocumentController::importFile()
     if (group)
     {
         QString defaultPath = UBSettings::settings()->lastImportFilePath->get().toString();
-        QString filePath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(mParentWidget, tr("Open Supported File"),
-                defaultPath, docManager->importFileFilter());
+        if(defaultPath.isDetached())
+            defaultPath = UBSettings::settings()->userDocumentDirectory();
+        QString filePath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(mParentWidget, tr("Open Supported File"), defaultPath, docManager->importFileFilter());
 
         QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
         QApplication::processEvents();
diff --git a/src/pdf/XPDFRenderer.cpp b/src/pdf/XPDFRenderer.cpp
index 82d7077a..f6040675 100644
--- a/src/pdf/XPDFRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/XPDFRenderer.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ XPDFRenderer::XPDFRenderer(const QString &filename, bool importingFile)
         globalParams->setupBaseFonts(QFile::encodeName(UBPlatformUtils::applicationResourcesDirectory() + "/" + "fonts").data());
     }
 
-    mDocument = new PDFDoc(new GString(filename.toUtf8().data()), 0, 0, 0); // the filename GString is deleted on PDFDoc desctruction
+    mDocument = new PDFDoc(new GString(filename.toLocal8Bit()), 0, 0, 0); // the filename GString is deleted on PDFDoc desctruction
     sInstancesCount.ref();
 }