diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index ce74570b0..0761034cf 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -413,18 +413,6 @@ pub fn file_explorer(
     let directory_style = editor.theme.get("ui.text.directory");
     let directory_content = directory_content(&root)?;
 
-    let columns = [PickerColumn::new(
-        "path",
-        |(path, is_dir): &(PathBuf, bool), (root, directory_style): &(PathBuf, Style)| {
-            let name = path.strip_prefix(root).unwrap_or(path).to_string_lossy();
-            if *is_dir {
-                Span::styled(format!("{}/", name), *directory_style).into()
-            } else {
-                name.into()
-            }
-        },
-    )];
-
     let yank_path: KeyHandler = Box::new(|cx, (path, _), _, _| {
         let register = cx
             .editor
@@ -664,6 +652,18 @@ pub fn file_explorer(
         )
     });
 
+    let columns = [PickerColumn::new(
+        "path",
+        |(path, is_dir): &(PathBuf, bool), (root, directory_style): &(PathBuf, Style)| {
+            let name = path.strip_prefix(root).unwrap_or(path).to_string_lossy();
+            if *is_dir {
+                Span::styled(format!("{}/", name), *directory_style).into()
+            } else {
+                name.into()
+            }
+        },
+    )];
+
     let picker = Picker::new(
         columns,
         0,