diff --git a/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.gd b/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.gd
index 0f274d54b..893ada1a5 100644
--- a/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.gd
@@ -12,8 +12,20 @@ var cache: Array[Image] = []  ## Images stored during recording
 var frame_captured := 0  ## Used to visualize frames captured
 var skip_amount := 1  ## Number of "do" actions after which a frame can be captured
 var current_frame_no := 0  ## Used to compare with skip_amount to see if it can be captured
-
 var resize_percent := 100
+var _path_dialog: FileDialog:
+	get:
+		if not is_instance_valid(_path_dialog):
+			_path_dialog = FileDialog.new()
+			_path_dialog.exclusive = false
+			_path_dialog.popup_window = true
+			_path_dialog.file_mode = FileDialog.FILE_MODE_OPEN_DIR
+			_path_dialog.access = FileDialog.ACCESS_FILESYSTEM
+			_path_dialog.use_native_dialog = Global.use_native_file_dialogs
+			_path_dialog.add_to_group(&"FileDialogs")
+			_path_dialog.dir_selected.connect(_on_path_dialog_dir_selected)
+			add_child(_path_dialog)
+		return _path_dialog
 
 @onready var captured_label := %CapturedLabel as Label
 @onready var project_list := $"%TargetProjectOption" as OptionButton
@@ -22,7 +34,6 @@ var resize_percent := 100
 @onready var path_field := $"%Path" as LineEdit
 @onready var options_dialog := $OptionsDialog as AcceptDialog
 @onready var options_container := %OptionsContainer as VBoxContainer
-@onready var path_dialog := $Path as FileDialog
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
@@ -175,15 +186,15 @@ func _on_SpinBox_value_changed(value: float) -> void:
 
 
 func _on_Choose_pressed() -> void:
-	path_dialog.popup_centered()
-	path_dialog.current_dir = chosen_dir
+	_path_dialog.popup_centered()
+	_path_dialog.current_dir = chosen_dir
 
 
 func _on_open_folder_pressed() -> void:
 	OS.shell_open(path_field.text)
 
 
-func _on_Path_dir_selected(dir: String) -> void:
+func _on_path_dialog_dir_selected(dir: String) -> void:
 	chosen_dir = dir
 	path_field.text = chosen_dir
 	start_button.disabled = false
diff --git a/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.tscn b/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.tscn
index 4856ef9c2..dd64ec883 100644
--- a/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.tscn
+++ b/src/UI/Recorder/Recorder.tscn
@@ -223,12 +223,6 @@ editable = false
 layout_mode = 2
 text = "Choose"
 
-[node name="Path" type="FileDialog" parent="." groups=["FileDialogs"]]
-mode = 2
-exclusive = false
-popup_window = true
-access = 2
-
 [node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]
 
 [connection signal="item_selected" from="ScrollContainer/CenterContainer/GridContainer/TargetProjectOption" to="." method="_on_TargetProjectOption_item_selected"]
@@ -240,5 +234,4 @@ access = 2
 [connection signal="toggled" from="OptionsDialog/PanelContainer/OptionsContainer/ModeType/Mode" to="." method="_on_Mode_toggled"]
 [connection signal="value_changed" from="OptionsDialog/PanelContainer/OptionsContainer/OutputScale/Resize" to="." method="_on_SpinBox_value_changed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="OptionsDialog/PanelContainer/OptionsContainer/PathContainer/Choose" to="." method="_on_Choose_pressed"]
-[connection signal="dir_selected" from="Path" to="." method="_on_Path_dir_selected"]
 [connection signal="timeout" from="Timer" to="." method="_on_Timer_timeout"]