diff --git a/loader/src/platform/android/LoaderImpl.cpp b/loader/src/platform/android/LoaderImpl.cpp
index 7d08f9ca..e55ecf08 100644
--- a/loader/src/platform/android/LoaderImpl.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/platform/android/LoaderImpl.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ bool Loader::Impl::supportsLaunchArguments() const {
     return true;
 }
 
-#include <loader/console.hpp>
-
 std::string Loader::Impl::getLaunchCommand() const {
     std::string launchArgs = "";
 
@@ -60,9 +58,6 @@ std::string Loader::Impl::getLaunchCommand() const {
         if (vm->GetEnv(reinterpret_cast<void**>(&env), JNI_VERSION_1_6) == JNI_OK) {
             env->ExceptionClear();
         }
-
-        // note to self: remove this in about a week (02/11 maybe)
-        console::messageBox("Outdated launcher detected", "A very outdated version of the launcher is currently in use. Please update your launcher for the latest bugfixes and features.", Severity::Warning);
     }
 
     return launchArgs;
diff --git a/loader/src/platform/android/util.cpp b/loader/src/platform/android/util.cpp
index 0ed2ac26..c9a674d5 100644
--- a/loader/src/platform/android/util.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/platform/android/util.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void file::pickFile(
 
     JniMethodInfo t;
     if (JniHelper::getStaticMethodInfo(t, "com/geode/launcher/utils/GeodeUtils", method.c_str(), "(Ljava/lang/String;)Z")) {
-        jstring stringArg1 = t.env->NewStringUTF(options.defaultPath.value_or(ghc::filesystem::path()).string().c_str());
+        jstring stringArg1 = t.env->NewStringUTF(options.defaultPath.value_or(ghc::filesystem::path()).filename().string().c_str());
 
         jboolean result = t.env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(t.classID, t.methodID, stringArg1);