diff --git a/src/preload/client/preferences.ts b/src/preload/client/preferences.ts
index ef55fea..ca80a39 100644
--- a/src/preload/client/preferences.ts
+++ b/src/preload/client/preferences.ts
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ export class PreferencesClient {
     return new Promise<{ error?: string; value?: string }>(
       (resolve, reject) => {
         ipcRenderer.once("directory-selected", (event, arg) => {
-          console.log("directory-selected", arg);
           if (arg.error) {
             reject(arg.error);
+          } else if (!arg.value) {
+            resolve({ value: undefined });
           } else {
             this.set("NOTES_DIR", arg.value);
             resolve(arg.value);
diff --git a/src/views/preferences/index.tsx b/src/views/preferences/index.tsx
index cf4046f..7cf250e 100644
--- a/src/views/preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/preferences/index.tsx
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ const Preferences = observer(() => {
   const client = useClient();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-  async function openDialogNotesDir() {
+  async function selectNotesRoot() {
     store.loading = true;
     try {
       const result = await client.preferences.openDialogNotesDir();
-      if (!result) {
+      if (!result?.value) {
         store.loading = false;
         return;
       }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const Preferences = observer(() => {
     }
   }
 
-  async function openDialogImportDir() {
+  async function importDirectory() {
     store.loading = true;
     try {
       const result = await client.preferences.openDialogImportDir();
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const Preferences = observer(() => {
           <Button
             isLoading={store.loading}
             disabled={store.loading}
-            onClick={openDialogNotesDir}
+            onClick={selectNotesRoot}
           >
             Select new directory
           </Button>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ const Preferences = observer(() => {
           <Button
             isLoading={store.loading}
             disabled={store.loading}
-            onClick={openDialogImportDir}
+            onClick={importDirectory}
           >
             Select directory
           </Button>