diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
index c9bed7c9..a89212d8 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleIntro.cs
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 
 						open_folder_button.Clicked += delegate {
 
-							SparkleShare.Controller.OpenSparkleShareFolder (folder_name);
+							SparkleShare.Controller.OpenSparkleShareFolder (System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(folder_name));
 
 						};