diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
index 4f7d52868a..7906430751 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs
@@ -1198,17 +1198,28 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void LoadTableFileMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
+			string romName;
+			string intialDirectory;
+			if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.MostRecent.Contains('|'))
+			{
+				romName = Global.Config.RecentRoms.MostRecent.Split('|').Last();
+				intialDirectory = Global.Config.RecentRoms.MostRecent.Split('|').First();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				romName = Global.Config.RecentRoms.MostRecent;
+				intialDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(romName, null));
+			}
+
 			var ofd = new OpenFileDialog
 			{
-				FileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Global.Config.RecentRoms.MostRecent) + ".tbl",
-				InitialDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.RecentRoms.MostRecent, null)),
+				FileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(romName) + ".tbl",
+				InitialDirectory = intialDirectory,
 				Filter = "Text Table files (*.tbl)|*.tbl|All Files|*.*",
 				RestoreDirectory = false
 			};
 
-			GlobalWin.Sound.StopSound();
-			var result = ofd.ShowDialog();
-			GlobalWin.Sound.StartSound();
+			var result = ofd.ShowHawkDialog();
 
 			if (result == DialogResult.OK)
 			{