diff --git a/tools/jotpluggler/data.py b/tools/jotpluggler/data.py
index 14d54e6bea..cf27857d1f 100644
--- a/tools/jotpluggler/data.py
+++ b/tools/jotpluggler/data.py
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ class DataManager:
         cloudlog.warning(f"Warning: No log segments found for route: {route}")
         return
 
+      total_segments = len(lr.logreader_identifiers)
+      with self._lock:
+        observers = self._observers.copy()
+      for callback in observers:
+        callback({'metadata_loaded': True, 'total_segments': total_segments})
+
       num_processes = max(1, multiprocessing.cpu_count() // 2)
       with multiprocessing.Pool(processes=num_processes) as pool, tqdm(total=len(lr.logreader_identifiers), desc="Processing Segments") as pbar:
         for segment_result, start_time, end_time in pool.imap(_process_segment, lr.logreader_identifiers):
diff --git a/tools/jotpluggler/pluggle.py b/tools/jotpluggler/pluggle.py
index b9cafa60d7..986df3d7bf 100755
--- a/tools/jotpluggler/pluggle.py
+++ b/tools/jotpluggler/pluggle.py
@@ -199,9 +199,8 @@ class MainController:
     if dpg.does_item_exist("save_layout_dialog"):
       dpg.delete_item("save_layout_dialog")
     with dpg.file_dialog(
-      directory_selector=False, show=True, callback=self._save_layout_callback,
-      tag="save_layout_dialog", width=int(700 * self.scale), height=int(400 * self.scale),
-      default_filename="layout", default_path="layouts"
+      callback=self._save_layout_callback, tag="save_layout_dialog", width=int(700 * self.scale), height=int(400 * self.scale),
+      default_filename="layout", default_path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "layouts")
     ):
       dpg.add_file_extension(".yaml")
 
@@ -209,8 +208,8 @@ class MainController:
     if dpg.does_item_exist("load_layout_dialog"):
       dpg.delete_item("load_layout_dialog")
     with dpg.file_dialog(
-      directory_selector=False, show=True, callback=self._load_layout_callback,
-      tag="load_layout_dialog", width=int(700 * self.scale), height=int(400 * self.scale), default_path="layouts"
+      callback=self._load_layout_callback, tag="load_layout_dialog", width=int(700 * self.scale), height=int(400 * self.scale),
+      default_path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "layouts")
     ):
       dpg.add_file_extension(".yaml")