diff --git a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte
index 4bc4647f3..7cd5be1e2 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte
@@ -567,7 +567,10 @@
 
   export async function loadCellFromFile() {
     const electron = getElectron();
-    const files = await electron.showOpenDialog({});
+    const files = await electron.showOpenDialog({
+      properties: ['showHiddenFiles', 'openFile'],
+      filters: [{ name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] }],
+    });
     const file = files && files[0];
     if (file) {
       const fs = window.require('fs');
diff --git a/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte b/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte
index 9c94900ec..0b9b9161b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     if (!electron) return;
     const filePaths = await electron.showOpenDialog({
       defaultPath: values[name],
-      properties: ['showHiddenFiles'],
+      properties: ['showHiddenFiles', 'openFile'],
       filters: [{ name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] }],
     });
     const filePath = filePaths && filePaths[0];
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/metadataLoaders.ts b/packages/web/src/utility/metadataLoaders.ts
index 11a3658f0..f3428d3ba 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/metadataLoaders.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/metadataLoaders.ts
@@ -164,14 +164,19 @@ const authTypesLoader = ({ engine }) => ({
   url: 'plugins/auth-types',
   params: { engine },
   reloadTrigger: `installed-plugins-changed`,
+  errorValue: null,
 });
 
 async function getCore(loader, args) {
-  const { url, params, reloadTrigger, transform, onLoaded } = loader(args);
+  const { url, params, reloadTrigger, transform, onLoaded, errorValue } = loader(args);
   const key = stableStringify({ url, ...params });
 
   async function doLoad() {
     const resp = await apiCall(url, params);
+    if (resp?.errorMessage && errorValue !== undefined) {
+      if (onLoaded) onLoaded(errorValue);
+      return errorValue;
+    }
     const res = (transform || (x => x))(resp);
     if (onLoaded) onLoaded(res);
     return res;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/openElectronFile.ts b/packages/web/src/utility/openElectronFile.ts
index 16b996b4f..0629c74a5 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/openElectronFile.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/openElectronFile.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export async function openElectronFile() {
       { name: `SQLite database`, extensions: ['sqlite', 'db', 'sqlite3'] },
       ...getFileFormatFilters(ext),
     ],
+    properties: ['showHiddenFiles', 'openFile'],
   });
   const filePath = filePaths && filePaths[0];
   if (canOpenByElectron(filePath, ext)) {