diff --git a/plugins/Patman/Patman.cpp b/plugins/Patman/Patman.cpp
index a2b829940..e96431e3a 100644
--- a/plugins/Patman/Patman.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Patman/Patman.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ namespace gui
 
 PatmanView::PatmanView( Instrument * _instrument, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	InstrumentViewFixedSize( _instrument, _parent ),
-	m_pi( nullptr )
+	m_pi(castModel<PatmanInstrument>())
 {
 	setAutoFillBackground( true );
 	QPalette pal;
@@ -487,7 +487,15 @@ PatmanView::PatmanView( Instrument * _instrument, QWidget * _parent ) :
 								"tune_off" ) );
 	m_tuneButton->setToolTip(tr("Tune mode"));
 
-	m_displayFilename = tr( "No file selected" );
+
+	if (m_pi->m_patchFile.isEmpty())
+	{
+		m_displayFilename = tr("No file selected");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		updateFilename();
+	}
 
 	setAcceptDrops( true );
 }