diff --git a/app/Editor.java b/app/Editor.java
index 1084920fe..f4fc37bdc 100644
--- a/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/Editor.java
@@ -693,7 +693,11 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame
     item = new JMenuItem("Export Folder...");
     item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-          new ExportFolder(Editor.this).show();
+          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+              public void run() {
+                new ExportFolder(Editor.this).show();
+              }
+            });
         }
       });
     menu.add(item);
diff --git a/app/tools/ExportFolder.java b/app/tools/ExportFolder.java
index 77bf125b2..05b13cabe 100755
--- a/app/tools/ExportFolder.java
+++ b/app/tools/ExportFolder.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class ExportFolder {
         editor.message("Exporting sketch " + (++counter) +
                        " of " + sketches.size());
         String path = (String) en.nextElement();
+        //System.out.println("handling " + path);
         editor.handleOpen(path);
         // success may not be that useful, usually an ex is thrown
         success = editor.sketch.exportApplet();
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ public class ExportFolder {
     // skip .DS_Store files, etc
     if (!folder.isDirectory()) return; // false;
 
+    System.out.println(folder.getAbsolutePath());
+
     String list[] = folder.list();
     // if a bad folder or something like that, this might come back null
     if (list == null) return; // false;