diff --git a/gui/dialogs/route-manager.xml b/gui/dialogs/route-manager.xml
index 921003588..441e95429 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/route-manager.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/route-manager.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ command interface /autopilot/route-manager/input:
                 gui.dialog_update("route-manager");
             }
 
-            var defaultDirInFileSelector = getprop("/sim/fg-home");
+            var defaultDirInFileSelector = getprop("/sim/fg-home") ~ "/Export";
 
             var file_selector = gui.FileSelector.new(
               callback: load_route, title: "Load flight-plan", button: "Load",