diff --git a/src/filetransfers_window.py b/src/filetransfers_window.py
index 1fcfb09dad8ad5ac1171b3ee967671ead00637e3..f9286114a168df7a6430ff4ad554967b0ffdbc79 100644
--- a/src/filetransfers_window.py
+++ b/src/filetransfers_window.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ def show_file_send_request(self, account, contact):
 		response = dialog.run()
 		if response == gtk.RESPONSE_OK:
 			files_path_list = dialog.get_filenames()
+			file_dir = None
 			dialog.destroy()
 			for file_path in files_path_list:
 				file_path = file_path.decode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())