diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index 053f2ebb..48fdc901 100755
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -221,9 +221,14 @@ $(function(){
 		})
 	*/
 
+
+	console.log(localStorage[DATA_ATTR + '_BASE_URL'])
+
+
 	// we have an image file...
 	if((DATA_ATTR + '_BASE_URL') in localStorage
-			&& !/.[\/\\]*/.test(localStorage[DATA_ATTR + '_BASE_URL'])){
+			&& !/^\.[\/\\]*/.test(localStorage[DATA_ATTR + '_BASE_URL'])){
+
 		BASE_URL = localStorage[DATA_ATTR + '_BASE_URL']
 
 		var loading = statusNotify(loadDir(BASE_URL))
diff --git a/ui/keybindings.js b/ui/keybindings.js
index 5e2a0158..7968f946 100755
--- a/ui/keybindings.js
+++ b/ui/keybindings.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
 		Enter: doc('Accept dialog',
 			function(){
 				getOverlay($('.viewer')).trigger('accept')
+				hideOverlay($('.viewer')) 
 			}),
 		Esc: doc('Close dialog', 
 			function(){ 
@@ -276,12 +277,11 @@ var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
 		// XXX STUB: use a real path browser...
 		O: doc('Open a directory path',
 			function(){
-				var path = prompt('Path to open', BASE_URL)
-				if(path == null){
-					return
-				}
-				path = path.trim()
-				statusNotify(loadDir(path))
+				prompt('Path to open', BASE_URL)
+					.done(function(path){
+						path = path.trim()
+						statusNotify(loadDir(path))
+					})
 			}),
 
 
diff --git a/ui/ui.js b/ui/ui.js
index ce335e98..9980c6a4 100755
--- a/ui/ui.js
+++ b/ui/ui.js
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ function prompt(message, dfl, btn){
 	form.find('button')
 		.click(function(){
 			overlay.trigger('accept')
+			hideOverlay(root)
 		})
 
 	var input = form.find('input')