diff --git a/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift b/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift
index e8376b3e..cb0b1bfd 100644
--- a/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift
+++ b/Source/UI/PrefUI/suiPrefPaneDictionary.swift
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct suiPrefPaneDictionary: View {
             IME.dlgOpenPath.canChooseDirectories = true
 
             let bolPreviousFolderValidity = mgrLangModel.checkIfSpecifiedUserDataFolderValid(
-              NSString(string: mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified).expandingTildeInPath)
+              mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified.expandingTildeInPath)
 
             if let window = ctlPrefUI.shared.controller.window {
               IME.dlgOpenPath.beginSheetModal(for: window) { result in
diff --git a/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift b/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift
index fc8812da..b73f64ff 100644
--- a/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift
+++ b/Source/WindowControllers/ctlPrefWindow.swift
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class ctlPrefWindow: NSWindowController {
     IME.dlgOpenPath.canChooseDirectories = true
 
     let bolPreviousFolderValidity = mgrLangModel.checkIfSpecifiedUserDataFolderValid(
-      NSString(string: mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified).expandingTildeInPath)
+      mgrPrefs.userDataFolderSpecified.expandingTildeInPath)
 
     if window != nil {
       IME.dlgOpenPath.beginSheetModal(for: window!) { result in