diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py
index a358980d7..0aae432ef 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py
@@ -423,8 +423,9 @@ class ElectrumGui(BaseElectrumGui, Logger):
         d = wizard.get_wizard_data()
 
         if d['wallet_is_open']:
+            wallet_path = self.daemon._wallet_key_from_path(d['wallet_name'])
             for window in self.windows:
-                if window.wallet.storage.path == d['wallet_name']:
+                if window.wallet.storage.path == wallet_path:
                     return window.wallet
             raise Exception('found by wizard but not here?!')