diff --git a/app/source/TodoPrefs.js b/app/source/TodoPrefs.js
index 6041e8a..7e57e5c 100644
--- a/app/source/TodoPrefs.js
+++ b/app/source/TodoPrefs.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ enyo.kind({
                             {flex: 1, kind: "Input", name: "filepath",
                                 preferenceProperty: "filepath",
                                 hint: "file path",
-                                disabled: true
+                                disabled: false
                             }
                     ]},
                     {kind: "Item", layoutKind: "HFlexLayout",
diff --git a/app/source/TodoTxt.js b/app/source/TodoTxt.js
index 7616362..5bf8b1d 100644
--- a/app/source/TodoTxt.js
+++ b/app/source/TodoTxt.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ enyo.kind({
                     className: "enyo-box-input", owner:this.$.editView}
             );
             this.$.editView.render();
+            this.$.preferenceView.$.filepath.setDisabled(false);
         } else {
             this.os = "unknown";
         }