diff --git a/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditorWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditorWidget.cpp
index 378eb65dd4..5b09e55d10 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditorWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditorWidget.cpp
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ HexEditorWidget::HexEditorWidget()
     });
 
     m_open_action = GUI::CommonActions::make_open_action([this](auto&) {
-        auto response = FileSystemAccessClient::Client::the().try_open_file(window(), {}, Core::StandardPaths::home_directory(), Core::OpenMode::ReadWrite);
-        if (response.is_error())
+        if (!request_close())
             return;
 
-        if (!request_close())
+        auto response = FileSystemAccessClient::Client::the().try_open_file(window(), {}, Core::StandardPaths::home_directory(), Core::OpenMode::ReadWrite);
+        if (response.is_error())
             return;
 
         open_file(response.value());
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp
index 85716b6692..f7dd185dd1 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/TextEditor/MainWidget.cpp
@@ -267,10 +267,6 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget()
     });
 
     m_open_action = GUI::CommonActions::make_open_action([this](auto&) {
-        auto response = FileSystemAccessClient::Client::the().try_open_file(window());
-        if (response.is_error())
-            return;
-
         if (editor().document().is_modified()) {
             auto save_document_first_result = GUI::MessageBox::ask_about_unsaved_changes(window(), m_path, editor().document().undo_stack().last_unmodified_timestamp());
             if (save_document_first_result == GUI::Dialog::ExecResult::ExecYes)
@@ -279,6 +275,10 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget()
                 return;
         }
 
+        auto response = FileSystemAccessClient::Client::the().try_open_file(window());
+        if (response.is_error())
+            return;
+
         read_file(*response.value());
     });
 
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/Playground/main.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/Playground/main.cpp
index 6946bb41c7..d0cfe3e5ea 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/Playground/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/Playground/main.cpp
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     });
 
     TRY(file_menu->try_add_action(GUI::CommonActions::make_open_action([&](auto&) {
-        Optional<String> open_path = GUI::FilePicker::get_open_filepath(window);
-
-        if (!open_path.has_value())
-            return;
-
         if (window->is_modified()) {
             auto result = GUI::MessageBox::ask_about_unsaved_changes(window, file_path, editor->document().undo_stack().last_unmodified_timestamp());
             if (result == GUI::MessageBox::ExecYes)
@@ -188,6 +183,10 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
                 return;
         }
 
+        Optional<String> open_path = GUI::FilePicker::get_open_filepath(window);
+        if (!open_path.has_value())
+            return;
+
         auto file = Core::File::construct(open_path.value());
         if (!file->open(Core::OpenMode::ReadOnly) && file->error() != ENOENT) {
             GUI::MessageBox::show(window, String::formatted("Opening \"{}\" failed: {}", open_path.value(), strerror(errno)), "Error", GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);