diff --git a/ng/menustat.tcl b/ng/menustat.tcl
index 8da79496..aa93dfce 100644
--- a/ng/menustat.tcl
+++ b/ng/menustat.tcl
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ menu .ngmenu.file
 	
 #		{"Naomi Geometry"      {.nao} }
 #		{"New Geometry file"   {.ngg} } 
-
-#	set file [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types -initialdir $dirname -typevariable loadgeomtypevar]
-	set file [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types -initialdir $dirname]
+	
+	if {[catch {
+	    set file [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types -initialdir $dirname -typevariable loadgeomtypevar]
+	}]} {
+	    set file [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types -initialdir $dirname]
+	}
 	if {$file != ""} {
 	    AddRecentFile $file
 	    Ng_LoadGeometry $file