diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java
index 149ff6c4..33362c9b 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ class FileTreeTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<TreeNo
 
 	@Override
 	protected void handleInBackground(List<File> files, TransferAction action) {
-		// make sure we have access to the parent folder structure, not just the dropped file
-		if (isMacSandbox()) {
-			MacAppUtilities.askUnlockFolders(getWindow(tree), files);
-		}
-
 		super.handleInBackground(files, action);
 	}
 
@@ -68,6 +63,11 @@ class FileTreeTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<TreeNo
 				files = Arrays.asList(files.get(0).getParentFile());
 			}
 
+			// make sure we have access to the parent folder structure, not just the dropped file
+			if (isMacSandbox()) {
+				MacAppUtilities.askUnlockFolders(getWindow(tree), files);
+			}
+
 			// use fast file to minimize system calls like length(), isDirectory(), isFile(), ...
 			FastFile root = FastFile.create(filter(files, FOLDERS)).get(0);
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java
index 86d1c0c9..1cbb13d3 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/sfv/ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ class ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<C
 
 	@Override
 	protected void handleInBackground(List<File> files, TransferAction action) {
-		// make sure we have access to the parent folder structure, not just the dropped file
-		if (isMacSandbox()) {
-			MacAppUtilities.askUnlockFolders(getWindow(table), files);
-		}
-
 		if (files.size() == 1 && getHashType(files.get(0)) != null) {
 			model.setHashType(getHashType(files.get(0)));
 		}
@@ -78,6 +73,11 @@ class ChecksumTableTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<C
 
 	@Override
 	protected void load(List<File> files, TransferAction action) throws IOException {
+		// make sure we have access to the parent folder structure, not just the dropped file
+		if (isMacSandbox()) {
+			MacAppUtilities.askUnlockFolders(getWindow(table), files);
+		}
+
 		// initialize drop parameters
 		executor.set(computationService.newExecutor());
 		verificationTracker.set(new VerificationTracker(5));