diff --git a/core/views/wallets_edit.py b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
index b578882ef..55b51daab 100644
--- a/core/views/wallets_edit.py
+++ b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ def walletedit(request, path=None):
             # print(f" - - {svxf=} ")
             svxf = Path(svxfl)
             if svxf.suffix.lower() != ".svx":
-                svxf = svx.with_suffix(".svx")
+                svxf = svxf.with_suffix(".svx")
             f = Path(settings.SURVEX_DATA) / svxf
             if not f.is_file():
                 message = f"Specified survex file '{fpath}' in database not found on disc"