diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 26f4d1483e..1e6e89ab80 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Cheats file loaded");
 				}
 				Cheats1.Restart();
-				CurrentlyOpenRom = path;
+				CurrentlyOpenRom = file.CanonicalFullPath;
 				HandlePlatformMenus();
 				return true;
 			}