diff --git a/scripts/mixer_settings_recall.lua b/scripts/mixer_settings_recall.lua
index f8e22276dd..af07256b4c 100644
--- a/scripts/mixer_settings_recall.lua
+++ b/scripts/mixer_settings_recall.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ function factory () return function ()
 		return exists(path.."/")
 	end
 
+	function fetch_valid_settings_file(directory, fallback)
+		local i, t, popen = 0, {}, io.popen
+		local pfile = popen('ls "'..directory..'"')
+		for filename in pfile:lines() do
+			i = i + 1
+			if string.find(filename, ".lua") then
+				return filename
+			end
+		end
+		pfile:close()
+		return fallback
+	end
+
 	function get_processor_by_name(track, name)
 		local i = 0
 		local proc = track:nth_processor(i)
@@ -377,7 +390,7 @@ function factory () return function ()
 	else
 		if gvld['recall-dir'] == 1 then
 			local global_ok = isdir(global_path)
-			local global_default_path = ARDOUR.LuaAPI.build_filename(global_path, string.format("FactoryDefault-%s.lua", whoami()))
+			local global_default_path = ARDOUR.LuaAPI.build_filename(global_path, fetch_valid_settings_file(global_path, string.format("FactoryDefault-%s.lua", whoami())))
 			print(global_default_path)
 			if global_ok then
 				recall_options[2]['path'] = global_default_path
@@ -398,10 +411,10 @@ function factory () return function ()
 
 		if gvld['recall-dir'] == 2 then
 			local local_ok = isdir(local_path)
-			local local_default_path = ARDOUR.LuaAPI.build_filename(local_path, 'stub')
+			local local_default_path = ARDOUR.LuaAPI.build_filename(local_path, fetch_valid_settings_file(local_path))
 			print(local_default_path)
 			if local_ok then
-				recall_options[2]['path'] = local_path
+				recall_options[2]['path'] = local_default_path
 				local rv = LuaDialog.Dialog("Recall Mixer Settings:", recall_options):run()
 				if not(rv) then return end
 				local dry_return = LuaDialog.Dialog("Mixer Store:", dry_run(false, rv['file'])):run()