diff --git a/nw/gui/build.py b/nw/gui/build.py
index 6e571959..eb7a88e3 100644
--- a/nw/gui/build.py
+++ b/nw/gui/build.py
@@ -915,6 +915,9 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         if theStatus:
             self.textFont.setText(theFont.family())
             self.textSize.setValue(theFont.pointSize())
+
+        self.raise_() # Move the dialog to front (fixes a bug on macOS)
+
         return
 
     def _loadCache(self):
diff --git a/nw/gui/preferences.py b/nw/gui/preferences.py
index ea475b70..a946c289 100644
--- a/nw/gui/preferences.py
+++ b/nw/gui/preferences.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class GuiConfigEditGeneralTab(QWidget):
         dlgOpt  = QFileDialog.Options()
         dlgOpt |= QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly
         dlgOpt |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
-        newDir = QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
+        newDir  = QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
             self, "Backup Directory", currDir, options=dlgOpt
         )
         if newDir:
diff --git a/nw/gui/writingstats.py b/nw/gui/writingstats.py
index c467615c..f748f95e 100644
--- a/nw/gui/writingstats.py
+++ b/nw/gui/writingstats.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
             saveTo  = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
                 self, "Save Document As", savePath, options=dlgOpt
             )
-            if saveTo:
+            if saveTo[0]:
                 savePath = saveTo[0]
             else:
                 return False