diff --git a/ground/gcs/src/plugins/pfdqml/pfdqmlcontext.cpp b/ground/gcs/src/plugins/pfdqml/pfdqmlcontext.cpp
index 4ff9e814c..d5b22b691 100644
--- a/ground/gcs/src/plugins/pfdqml/pfdqmlcontext.cpp
+++ b/ground/gcs/src/plugins/pfdqml/pfdqmlcontext.cpp
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@ void PfdQmlContext::loadConfiguration(PfdQmlGadgetConfiguration *config)
 
 void PfdQmlContext::saveState(QSettings &settings) const
 {
-    settings.setValue("modelFile", modelFile());
+    settings.setValue("modelFile", Utils::RemoveDataPath(modelFile()));
 }
 
 void PfdQmlContext::restoreState(QSettings &settings)
 {
-    QString file = settings.value("modelFile").toString();
+    QString file = Utils::InsertDataPath(settings.value("modelFile").toString());
 
     if (!file.isEmpty()) {
         setModelFile(file);