diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
index c19b75174..bfd4516bc 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ function ReaderMenu:init()
                 local FileManager = require("apps/filemanager/filemanager")
                 FileManager:restoreScreenMode()
                 if not FileManager.is_running then
-                    FileManager:showFiles()
+                    local lastdir = nil
+                    local last_file = G_reader_settings:readSetting("lastfile")
+                    if last_file then
+                        lastdir = last_file:match("(.*)/")
+                    end
+                    FileManager:showFiles(lastdir)
                 end
             end,
         },
diff --git a/frontend/ui/downloadmgr.lua b/frontend/ui/downloadmgr.lua
index 36ed14022..54e517d31 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/downloadmgr.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/downloadmgr.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local PathChooser = require("ui/widget/pathchooser")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
+local Screen = require("device").screen
 local util = require("ffi/util")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ function DownloadMgr:chooseDir()
     local download_dir = G_reader_settings:readSetting("download_dir")
     local path_chooser = PathChooser:new{
         title = self.title,
+        height = Screen:getHeight(),
         path = download_dir and (download_dir .. "/..") or lastdir,
         show_hidden = G_reader_settings:readSetting("show_hidden"),
         onConfirm = function(path)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
index e0f663def..06f9007f5 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ local FileChooser = Menu:extend{
 
 function FileChooser:init()
     self.width = Screen:getWidth()
-    self.height = Screen:getHeight()
     -- common dir filter
     self.dir_filter = function(dirname)
         for _, pattern in ipairs(self.exclude_dirs) do