diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx
index 41e0b1a2..26ac7b2f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterPropertiesWindow.hx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CharacterPropertiesWindow extends UISliceSprite {
 	}
 
 	public function editCharacterSpriteUI() {
-		CharacterEditor.instance.openSubState(new CharacterSpriteScreen(character.sprite, (sprite:String) -> {
+		CharacterEditor.instance.openSubState(new CharacterSpriteScreen('characters/${character.sprite}', (sprite:String) -> {
 			trace(sprite);
 		}));
 	}
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterSpriteScreen.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterSpriteScreen.hx
index f6ef2d39..5d110e2a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterSpriteScreen.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterSpriteScreen.hx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CharacterSpriteScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 
 		super.create();
 
-		imageExplorer = new UIImageExplorer(20, windowSpr.y + 30 + 16 + 20, 320, 58, (_, _) -> {refreshWindowSize();});
+		imageExplorer = new UIImageExplorer(20, windowSpr.y + 30 + 16 + 20, imagePath, 320, 58, (_, _) -> {refreshWindowSize();});
 		add(imageExplorer);
 		addLabelOn(imageExplorer, "Character Image File").applyMarkup(
 			"Character Image File $* Required$",
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class CharacterSpriteScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 	}
 
 	public function refreshWindowSize() {
+		if (imageExplorer == null) return;
 		windowSpr.bWidth = 20 + imageExplorer.bWidth + 20;
 		windowSpr.bHeight = 30 + 16 + 20 + imageExplorer.bHeight + 14 + saveButton.bHeight + 14;
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIFileExplorer.hx b/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIFileExplorer.hx
index 9a4b86ac..6e7c8f81 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIFileExplorer.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIFileExplorer.hx
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ class UIFileExplorer extends UISliceSprite {
 
 		uploadButton = new UIButton(x + 8, y+ 8, null, function () {
 			var fileDialog = new FileDialog();
-			fileDialog.onSelect.add(function(path) {
-				filePath = path;
-				file = cast sys.io.File.getBytes(path);
-				deleteButton.visible = deleteButton.selectable = deleteIcon.visible = !(uploadButton.visible = uploadButton.selectable = false);
-
-				if (this.onFile != null) this.onFile(filePath, file);
-			});
+			fileDialog.onSelect.add(loadFile);
 			fileDialog.browse(OPEN, fileType);
 		}, bWidth - 16, bHeight - 16);
 		members.push(uploadButton);
@@ -64,6 +58,13 @@ class UIFileExplorer extends UISliceSprite {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public function loadFile(path:String) {
+		file = cast sys.io.File.getBytes(filePath = path);
+		deleteButton.visible = deleteButton.selectable = deleteIcon.visible = !(uploadButton.visible = uploadButton.selectable = false);
+
+		if (this.onFile != null) this.onFile(filePath, file);
+	}
+
 	public function removeFile() {
 		if (uiElement != null) {
 			members.remove(uiElement);
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIImageExplorer.hx b/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIImageExplorer.hx
index e6caa031..ecd8a2d6 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIImageExplorer.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/ui/UIImageExplorer.hx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using funkin.backend.utils.BitmapUtil;
 
 // TODO: make this limited if on web
 class UIImageExplorer extends UIFileExplorer {
-	public function new(x:Float, y:Float, ?w:Int, ?h:Int, ?onFile:(String, Bytes)->Void) {
+	public function new(x:Float, y:Float, image:String, ?w:Int, ?h:Int, ?onFile:(String, Bytes)->Void) {
 		super(x, y, w, h, "png, jpg", function (filePath, file) {
 			if (filePath != null && file != null) uploadImage(filePath, file);
 			if (onFile != null) onFile(filePath, file);
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ class UIImageExplorer extends UIFileExplorer {
 		deleteButton.bWidth = 26;
 		deleteButton.bHeight = 26;
 
-		this.allowAtlases = true; //allowAtlases;
+		var fullImagePath:String = '${Path.normalize(Sys.getCwd())}/${Paths.image(image)}'.replace('/', '\\');
+		var noExt = Path.withoutExtension(fullImagePath);
+		if (FileSystem.exists('$noExt\\spritemap1.png'))
+			fullImagePath = '$noExt\\spritemap1.png';
+
+		if (FileSystem.exists(fullImagePath))
+			loadFile(fullImagePath);
 	}
 
-	private var allowAtlases:Bool;
+	private var allowAtlases:Bool = true;
 
 	public var fileText:UIText;
 
@@ -119,7 +125,8 @@ class UIImageExplorer extends UIFileExplorer {
 		var image = null;
 		if (isAtlas && spritemapImages.length > 0) {
 			var spritemapPath:String = Path.join([directoryPath, spritemapImages[0]]);
-			trace("Loading spritemap: " + spritemapImages[0]);
+			trace("Loading spritemap: " + spritemapImages, spritemaps);
+			trace(directoryPath);
 
 			imagePath = Path.normalize(spritemapPath);
 			directoryPath = Path.directory(imagePath);