diff --git a/Src/Denovo/App.axaml.cs b/Src/Denovo/App.axaml.cs
index db0a802..9b7724d 100644
--- a/Src/Denovo/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/Src/Denovo/App.axaml.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
                     DataContext = vm
                 };
                 vm.Clipboard = desktop.MainWindow.Clipboard;
+                vm.StorageProvider = desktop.MainWindow.StorageProvider;
             }
 
             base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
diff --git a/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/ConfigurationViewModel.cs b/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/ConfigurationViewModel.cs
index f1f7c24..455c6d1 100644
--- a/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/ConfigurationViewModel.cs
+++ b/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/ConfigurationViewModel.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 // file LICENCE or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 using Autarkysoft.Bitcoin;
-using Avalonia;
-using Avalonia.Controls;
-using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
+using Avalonia.Platform.Storage;
 using Denovo.Models;
 using Denovo.MVVM;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Denovo.ViewModels
 {
@@ -77,16 +76,19 @@ public bool HasPendingChanges
         }
 
         public bool IsChanged { get; private set; }
-
+        public IStorageProvider StorageProvider { get; set; }
 
         public async void SetBlockchainDir()
         {
-            var open = new OpenFolderDialog();
-            var lf = (IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime)Application.Current.ApplicationLifetime;
-            string dir = await open.ShowAsync(lf.MainWindow);
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dir))
+            FolderPickerOpenOptions opts = new()
+            {
+                AllowMultiple = false,
+                Title = "Blockchain directory"
+            };
+            IReadOnlyList<IStorageFolder> dir = await StorageProvider.OpenFolderPickerAsync(opts);
+            if (dir != null && dir.Count > 0)
             {
-                Config.BlockchainPath = dir;
+                Config.BlockchainPath= dir.ElementAt(0).Path.LocalPath;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index e443665..d37dd7e 100644
--- a/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Src/Denovo/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using Autarkysoft.Bitcoin.P2PNetwork;
 using Autarkysoft.Bitcoin.P2PNetwork.Messages;
 using Avalonia.Input.Platform;
+using Avalonia.Platform.Storage;
 using Denovo.Models;
 using Denovo.MVVM;
 using Denovo.Services;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public MainWindowViewModel(NetworkType network)
         public NodePool AllNodes { get; set; }
 
         public IClipboard Clipboard { get; set; }
+        public IStorageProvider StorageProvider { get; set; }
         public IWindowManager WinMan { get; set; }
         public IDenovoFileManager FileMan { get; set; }
         public bool IsInitialized { get; }
@@ -112,7 +114,10 @@ public async void OpenConfig()
                 config = new Configuration(Network) { IsDefault = true };
             }
 
-            ConfigurationViewModel vm = new(config);
+            ConfigurationViewModel vm = new(config)
+            {
+                StorageProvider = StorageProvider
+            };
             await WinMan.ShowDialog(vm);
 
             if (vm.IsChanged)
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ public string Result
         public bool CanDisconnect() => SelectedNode != null;
         public void Disconnect()
         {
-            if (!(SelectedNode is null))
+            if (SelectedNode is not null)
             {
                 AllNodes.Remove(SelectedNode);
             }