diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/ColorChooserForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/ColorChooserForm.cs
index cbda13bf5b..fee089c44d 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/ColorChooserForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/ColorChooserForm.cs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			var result = this.ShowFileOpenDialog(
 				discardCWDChange: true,
 				filter: FilesystemFilterSet.Palettes,
-				initDir: _config.PathEntries.ScreenshotAbsolutePathFor(VSystemID.Raw.GB));
+				initDir: _config.PathEntries.PalettesAbsolutePathFor(VSystemID.Raw.GB));
 			if (result is not null) LoadColorFile(result, alert: true);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/SameBoyColorChooserForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/SameBoyColorChooserForm.cs
index e627ce9724..8aa70a0427 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/SameBoyColorChooserForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/SameBoyColorChooserForm.cs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			var result = this.ShowFileOpenDialog(
 				discardCWDChange: true,
 				filter: FilesystemFilterSet.Palettes,
-				initDir: _config.PathEntries.ScreenshotAbsolutePathFor(VSystemID.Raw.GB));
+				initDir: _config.PathEntries.PalettesAbsolutePathFor(VSystemID.Raw.GB));
 			if (result is not null) LoadColorFile(result, alert: true);
 		}