diff -r d0825d9d75fa -r f7b4c6d3ce11 pidgin/gtkrequest.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkrequest.c	Wed May 02 20:57:57 2007 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkrequest.c	Thu May 03 03:43:03 2007 +0000
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@
 	if ((filename != NULL) && (*filename != '\0')) {
 		if (savedialog)
 			gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name(GTK_FILE_CHOOSER(filesel), filename);
-		else
+		else if (g_file_test(filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
 			gtk_file_chooser_set_filename(GTK_FILE_CHOOSER(filesel), filename);
 	}
 	if ((filename == NULL || *filename == '\0' || !g_file_test(filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) &&