diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBrowser.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBrowser.xaml.cs
index 55eec303beab..6cac81262107 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBrowser.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBrowser.xaml.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs eventArgs)
 				}
 			}
 
+			OwnerPath = navigationArguments.NavPathParam;
+			FocusIndex = pathStack.Count;
+
 			MainPageFrame.Navigated += Frame_Navigated;
 			MainPageFrame.Navigate(typeof(ColumnShellPage), new ColumnParam
 			{
@@ -109,8 +112,6 @@ protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs eventArgs)
 				SearchPathParam = navigationArguments.SearchPathParam,
 				NavPathParam = path
 			});
-			OwnerPath = navigationArguments.NavPathParam;
-			FocusIndex = pathStack.Count;
 			var index = 0;
 			while (pathStack.TryPop(out path))
 			{