diff --git a/openpype/widgets/attribute_defs/files_widget.py b/openpype/widgets/attribute_defs/files_widget.py
index 87b98e2378..34f7d159ad 100644
--- a/openpype/widgets/attribute_defs/files_widget.py
+++ b/openpype/widgets/attribute_defs/files_widget.py
@@ -641,5 +641,6 @@ class SingleFileWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                     filepaths.append(filepath)
             # TODO filter check
             if len(filepaths) == 1:
-                self.set_value(filepaths[0], False)
+                self._filepath_input.setText(filepaths[0])
+
         event.accept()