diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index 4949b90..c8cafb7 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ void Controller::control_menu() const noexcept {
 		if (ifd::FileDialog::Instance().HasResult()) {
 			fs::path str = ifd::FileDialog::Instance().GetResult();
 			SPDLOG_DEBUG("path opening: {}", str.string());
+			const auto filename = str.filename();
+			const auto save_path = str.remove_filename();
+			menu_data.set_filename(*this, filename);
+			menu_data.set_save_path(*this, save_path);
+			std::ifstream file{ save_path / filename };
+			json j = json::parse(file);
+			file.close();
+			sheet = j.at("character_sheet").get<character::CharacterSheet>();
 		}
 		ifd::FileDialog::Instance().Close();
 	}