diff --git a/gui/dialogs.c b/gui/dialogs.c
index a178ba0c..8346aac3 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs.c
+++ b/gui/dialogs.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "graph_view.h"
 #include "gtk_builder.h"
+#include "save_project_dialog.h"
 
 static GtkWidget * g_name_dialog;
 GtkWidget * g_app_dialog = NULL;
@@ -151,4 +152,5 @@ void init_dialogs(void)
 {
   g_name_dialog = get_gtk_builder_widget("name_dialog");
   g_app_dialog = get_gtk_builder_widget("app_dialog");
+  ladish_init_save_project_dialog();
 }
diff --git a/gui/save_project_dialog.c b/gui/save_project_dialog.c
index 679fc9ac..aab83950 100644
--- a/gui/save_project_dialog.c
+++ b/gui/save_project_dialog.c
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ static void on_path_button_clicked(void)
   }
 }
 
+void ladish_init_save_project_dialog(void)
+{
+  GtkWidget * path_button = NULL;
+  path_button = get_gtk_builder_widget("project_save_as_path_button");
+  g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT(path_button), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(on_path_button_clicked), NULL);
+}
+
 void ladish_run_save_project_dialog(ladish_room_proxy_handle room)
 {
   GtkWidget * dialog = NULL;
@@ -63,8 +70,6 @@ void ladish_run_save_project_dialog(ladish_room_proxy_handle room)
   path = GTK_ENTRY(get_gtk_builder_widget("project_save_as_path_entry"));
   name = GTK_ENTRY(get_gtk_builder_widget("project_save_as_name_entry"));
 
-  g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT(path_button), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(on_path_button_clicked), NULL);
-
   ladish_room_proxy_get_project_properties(room, &project_dir, &project_name, NULL, NULL);
 
   gtk_entry_set_text(path, project_dir);
diff --git a/gui/save_project_dialog.h b/gui/save_project_dialog.h
index 8fb39620..2a91e67b 100644
--- a/gui/save_project_dialog.h
+++ b/gui/save_project_dialog.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "../proxies/room_proxy.h"
 
+void ladish_init_save_project_dialog(void);
 void ladish_run_save_project_dialog(ladish_room_proxy_handle room);
 
 #endif /* #ifndef SAVE_PROJECT_DIALOG_H__7C9FB1FB_8582_451E_8959_1CD688E50A20__INCLUDED */