diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index 81d9cd57b..15f72f963 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -1453,5 +1453,6 @@
   "lbry.com": "lbry.com",
   "lbry.tech": "lbry.tech",
   "GitHub": "GitHub",
+  "This link leads to an external website.": "This link leads to an external website.",
   "--end--": "--end--"
 }
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalOpenExternalResource/view.jsx b/ui/modal/modalOpenExternalResource/view.jsx
index 274b656df..ab092385e 100644
--- a/ui/modal/modalOpenExternalResource/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/modal/modalOpenExternalResource/view.jsx
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ function ModalOpenExternalResource(props: Props) {
 
   function openResource() {
     // @if TARGET='app'
-    const { openExternal, openItem, showItemInFolder } = shell;
+    const { openExternal, openPath, showItemInFolder } = shell;
     if (uri) {
       openExternal(uri);
     } else if (path) {
-      const success = openItem(path);
+      const success = openPath(path);
       if (!success) {
         showItemInFolder(path);
       }