diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/InstanceCreationModal.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/InstanceCreationModal.vue
index e439c2032..131393eab 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/InstanceCreationModal.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/InstanceCreationModal.vue
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ const openFile = async () => {
   const newProject = await open({ multiple: false })
   if (!newProject) return
   hide()
-  await install_from_file(newProject.path).catch(handleError)
+  await install_from_file(newProject).catch(handleError)
 
   trackEvent('InstanceCreate', {
     source: 'CreationModalFileOpen',