diff --git a/src/databaseview.cpp b/src/databaseview.cpp
index dd9dd2f..f6bdc41 100644
--- a/src/databaseview.cpp
+++ b/src/databaseview.cpp
@@ -319,9 +319,12 @@ DataBaseView::DataBaseView(Database *database, QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent
     m_model = new FITSFileModel(m_database, this);
 
     QSettings settings;
-    m_tableView->setModel(m_model);
     m_model->setColumns(settings.value("databaseview/selectedColumns", DEFAULT_COLUMNS).toStringList());
-    m_tableView->horizontalHeader()->restoreState(settings.value("databaseview/header").toByteArray());
+    m_tableView->setModel(m_model);
+    QTimer::singleShot(200, [this](){
+        QSettings settings;
+        m_tableView->horizontalHeader()->restoreState(settings.value("databaseview/header").toByteArray());
+    });
 
     QHBoxLayout *hlayout = new QHBoxLayout();
     layout->addLayout(hlayout);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 2e85a6a..64df7e1 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -576,16 +576,23 @@ void MainWindow::loadFile(const QString &path)
     if(!path.isEmpty())
     {
         QFileInfo info(path);
-        m_ringList->setFile(info.canonicalFilePath());
-        updateWindowTitle();
-        if(info.isDir())
-            _lastDir = info.absolutePath();
+        if(info.exists() && info.isReadable())
+        {
+            m_ringList->setFile(info.canonicalFilePath());
+            updateWindowTitle();
+            if(info.isDir())
+                _lastDir = info.absolutePath();
+            else
+                _lastDir = info.canonicalPath();
+            QSettings settings;
+            settings.setValue("mainwindow/lastdir", _lastDir);
+            if(settings.value("settings/bestfit", false).toBool())
+                m_image->bestFit();
+        }
         else
-            _lastDir = info.canonicalPath();
-        QSettings settings;
-        settings.setValue("mainwindow/lastdir", _lastDir);
-        if(settings.value("settings/bestfit", false).toBool())
-            m_image->bestFit();
+        {
+            qWarning() << "File doesn't exist or is not readable";
+        }
     }
 }