diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/export_video_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/export_video_dialog.cc
index 48d09065b7..cd45bb368e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/export_video_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/export_video_dialog.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ ExportVideoDialog::ExportVideoDialog (PublicEditor& ed, Session* s)
 				filenameset = true;
 			}
 		}
-		else if (!filenameset
+		if (!filenameset
 				&& node->property(X_("Filename"))
 				&& node->property(X_("LocalFile"))
 				&& node->property(X_("LocalFile"))->value() == X_("1")
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ ExportVideoDialog::ExportVideoDialog (PublicEditor& ed, Session* s)
 				filenameset = true;
 			}
 		}
+		if (!filenameset) {
+			invid_path_entry.set_text (X_(""));
+		}
 	}
 
 	l = manage (new Label (_("<b>Settings:</b>"), Gtk::ALIGN_LEFT, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER, false));