diff --git a/src/common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads.injectable.ts b/src/common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..503b77061e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { createLazyInitializableState } from "../initializable-state/create-lazy";
+import { appPathsInjectionToken } from "./token";
+
+const directoryForDownloadsInjectable = createLazyInitializableState({
+  id: "directory-for-downloads",
+  init: (di) => di.inject(appPathsInjectionToken).get().downloads,
+});
+
+export default directoryForDownloadsInjectable;
diff --git a/src/common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads/directory-for-downloads.injectable.ts b/src/common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads/directory-for-downloads.injectable.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 944c8a656a..0000000000
--- a/src/common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads/directory-for-downloads.injectable.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
- */
-import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
-import { appPathsInjectionToken } from "../app-path-injection-token";
-
-const directoryForDownloadsInjectable = getInjectable({
-  id: "directory-for-downloads",
-  instantiate: (di) => di.inject(appPathsInjectionToken).downloads,
-});
-
-export default directoryForDownloadsInjectable;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+extensions/__tests__/extensions.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+extensions/__tests__/extensions.test.tsx
index cde0dd15fc..072ff1a78b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+extensions/__tests__/extensions.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+extensions/__tests__/extensions.test.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { DiRender } from "../../test-utils/renderFor";
 import { renderFor } from "../../test-utils/renderFor";
 import extensionDiscoveryInjectable from "../../../../extensions/extension-discovery/extension-discovery.injectable";
 import directoryForUserDataInjectable from "../../../../common/app-paths/directory-for-user-data.injectable";
-import directoryForDownloadsInjectable from "../../../../common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads/directory-for-downloads.injectable";
+import directoryForDownloadsInjectable from "../../../../common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads.injectable";
 import assert from "assert";
 import type { InstallExtensionFromInput } from "../install-extension-from-input.injectable";
 import installExtensionFromInputInjectable from "../install-extension-from-input.injectable";
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ describe("Extensions", () => {
     di.override(directoryForUserDataInjectable, () => ({
       get: () => "some-directory-for-user-data",
     }));
-    di.override(directoryForDownloadsInjectable, () => "some-directory-for-downloads");
+    di.override(directoryForDownloadsInjectable, () => ({
+      get: () => "some-directory-for-downloads",
+    }));
 
     render = renderFor(di);
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+extensions/install-from-select-file-dialog.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/components/+extensions/install-from-select-file-dialog.injectable.ts
index ae9dddc299..e4a44755ef 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+extensions/install-from-select-file-dialog.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+extensions/install-from-select-file-dialog.injectable.ts
@@ -6,34 +6,29 @@ import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { requestOpenFilePickingDialog } from "../../ipc";
 import { supportedExtensionFormats } from "./supported-extension-formats";
 import attemptInstallsInjectable from "./attempt-installs.injectable";
-import directoryForDownloadsInjectable from "../../../common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads/directory-for-downloads.injectable";
-
-interface Dependencies {
-  attemptInstalls: (filePaths: string[]) => Promise<void>;
-  directoryForDownloads: string;
-}
-
-const installFromSelectFileDialog = ({ attemptInstalls, directoryForDownloads }: Dependencies) => async () => {
-  const { canceled, filePaths } = await requestOpenFilePickingDialog({
-    defaultPath: directoryForDownloads,
-    properties: ["openFile", "multiSelections"],
-    message: `Select extensions to install (formats: ${supportedExtensionFormats.join(", ")}), `,
-    buttonLabel: "Use configuration",
-    filters: [{ name: "tarball", extensions: supportedExtensionFormats }],
-  });
-
-  if (!canceled) {
-    await attemptInstalls(filePaths);
-  }
-};
+import directoryForDownloadsInjectable from "../../../common/app-paths/directory-for-downloads.injectable";
 
 const installFromSelectFileDialogInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "install-from-select-file-dialog",
 
-  instantiate: (di) => installFromSelectFileDialog({
-    attemptInstalls: di.inject(attemptInstallsInjectable),
-    directoryForDownloads: di.inject(directoryForDownloadsInjectable),
-  }),
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const attemptInstalls = di.inject(attemptInstallsInjectable);
+    const directoryForDownloads = di.inject(directoryForDownloadsInjectable);
+
+    return async () => {
+      const { canceled, filePaths } = await requestOpenFilePickingDialog({
+        defaultPath: directoryForDownloads.get(),
+        properties: ["openFile", "multiSelections"],
+        message: `Select extensions to install (formats: ${supportedExtensionFormats.join(", ")}), `,
+        buttonLabel: "Use configuration",
+        filters: [{ name: "tarball", extensions: supportedExtensionFormats }],
+      });
+
+      if (!canceled) {
+        await attemptInstalls(filePaths);
+      }
+    };
+  },
 });
 
 export default installFromSelectFileDialogInjectable;