diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bf77942..3b56ac72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - created two new preprocessors (from 'default' and from 'grbl_11') that will have no toolchange commands regardless of the settings in the software
 - updated the Turkish translation (by Mehmet Kaya)
 - the methods of the APP class that were the handlers for the File menu are now moved to their oen class
+- fixed some of the Tcl Commands that depended on the methods refactored above
 
 23.10.2020
 
diff --git a/app_Main.py b/app_Main.py
index d86014e8..2d3aebab 100644
--- a/app_Main.py
+++ b/app_Main.py
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         # ############################################################################################################
         self.defaults = FlatCAMDefaults(beta=self.beta, version=self.version)
 
-        self.defaults["root_folder_path"] = self.app_home
-
         current_defaults_path = os.path.join(self.data_path, "current_defaults.FlatConfig")
         if user_defaults:
             self.defaults.load(filename=current_defaults_path, inform=self.inform)
@@ -1314,6 +1312,9 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         # ###########################################################################################################
         self.f_handlers = MenuFileHandlers(app=self)
 
+        # this is calculated in the class above (somehow?)
+        self.defaults["root_folder_path"] = self.app_home
+
         # ###########################################################################################################
         # ############################################ SETUP RECENT ITEMS ###########################################
         # ###########################################################################################################
diff --git a/tclCommands/TclCommandGetSys.py b/tclCommands/TclCommandGetSys.py
index d5032464..e5adca87 100644
--- a/tclCommands/TclCommandGetSys.py
+++ b/tclCommands/TclCommandGetSys.py
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ class TclCommandGetSys(TclCommand):
 
         if name in self.app.defaults:
             return self.app.defaults[name]
+        else:
+            return "The keyword: %s does not exist as a parameter" % str(name)
diff --git a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenExcellon.py b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenExcellon.py
index 8c187f26..3853d5b7 100644
--- a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenExcellon.py
+++ b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenExcellon.py
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ class TclCommandOpenExcellon(TclCommandSignaled):
 
         args['plot'] = False
         args['from_tcl'] = True
-        self.app.open_excellon(filename, **args)
+        self.app.f_handlers.open_excellon(filename, **args)
diff --git a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGCode.py b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGCode.py
index 9d6ba448..ec74d261 100644
--- a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGCode.py
+++ b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGCode.py
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ class TclCommandOpenGCode(TclCommandSignaled):
         #     return "The absolute path to the project file contain spaces which is not allowed.\n" \
         #            "Please enclose the path within quotes."
 
-        self.app.open_gcode(filename, **args)
+        self.app.f_handlers.open_gcode(filename, **args)
diff --git a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGerber.py b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGerber.py
index e3abcb3a..8bcaeed1 100644
--- a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGerber.py
+++ b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenGerber.py
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ class TclCommandOpenGerber(TclCommandSignaled):
 
         args['plot'] = False
         args['from_tcl'] = True
-        self.app.open_gerber(filename, outname, **args)
+        self.app.f_handlers.open_gerber(filename, outname, **args)
diff --git a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenProject.py b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenProject.py
index 64477b71..4b1da648 100644
--- a/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenProject.py
+++ b/tclCommands/TclCommandOpenProject.py
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ class TclCommandOpenProject(TclCommandSignaled):
         #     return "The absolute path to the project file contain spaces which is not allowed.\n" \
         #            "Please enclose the path within quotes."
 
-        self.app.open_project(filename, cli=True, plot=False, from_tcl=True)
+        self.app.f_handlers.open_project(filename, cli=True, plot=False, from_tcl=True)