diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.Designer.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.Designer.cs
index 0e0a2fa6b6..287be013d8 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.Designer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.Designer.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 			this.resourcePalette = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
 			this.surface1 = new OpenRA.Editor.Surface();
 			this.tt = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(this.components);
-			this.saveFileDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog();
 			this.splitContainer3 = new System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer();
 			this.menuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip();
 			this.fileToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -263,12 +262,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 			// 
 			this.tt.ShowAlways = true;
 			// 
-			// saveFileDialog
-			// 
-			this.saveFileDialog.DefaultExt = "*.png";
-			this.saveFileDialog.Filter = "PNG Image (*.png)|";
-			this.saveFileDialog.Title = "Export minimap to PNG";
-			// 
 			// splitContainer3
 			// 
 			this.splitContainer3.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
@@ -568,7 +561,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 		private Surface surface1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pmMiniMap;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer splitContainer2;
-		private System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.SplitContainer splitContainer3;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip statusStrip1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel toolStripStatusLabelMousePosition;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.cs
index ce1c13bb7a..1ddd8d2db7 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/Form1.cs
@@ -419,11 +419,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 
 		void ExportMinimap(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			saveFileDialog.InitialDirectory = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "maps");
-			saveFileDialog.FileName = Path.ChangeExtension(loadedMapName, ".png");
-
-			if (DialogResult.OK == saveFileDialog.ShowDialog())
-				pmMiniMap.Image.Save(saveFileDialog.FileName);
+			using( var sfd = new SaveFileDialog() { 
+				InitialDirectory = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "maps"),
+				DefaultExt = "*.png",
+				Filter = "PNG Image (*.png)|*.png",
+				Title = "Export Minimap to PNG",
+				FileName = Path.ChangeExtension(loadedMapName, ".png"),
+				RestoreDirectory = true } )
+				if (DialogResult.OK == sfd.ShowDialog())
+					pmMiniMap.Image.Save(sfd.FileName);
 		}
 
 		void ShowActorNamesClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)