diff --git a/lib/screens/folder_view.dart b/lib/screens/folder_view.dart
index e9e047d3..a0c151f9 100644
--- a/lib/screens/folder_view.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/folder_view.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import 'package:gitjournal/core/sorting_mode.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/folder_views/standard_view.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/screens/note_editor.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/screens/settings_screen.dart';
-import 'package:gitjournal/settings.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/state_container.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/utils.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/widgets/app_drawer.dart';
@@ -209,19 +208,12 @@ class _FolderViewState extends State<FolderView> {
   }
 
   void _newPost(BuildContext context, EditorType editorType) async {
-    NotesFolderFS fsFolder = widget.notesFolder.fsFolder;
-    if (widget.notesFolder.name != fsFolder.name) {
-      var spec = Settings.instance.defaultNewNoteFolderSpec;
-      var journalSpec = Settings.instance.journalEditordefaultNewNoteFolderSpec;
-
-      switch (editorType) {
-        case EditorType.Journal:
-          fsFolder = fsFolder.getFolderWithSpec(journalSpec);
-          break;
-        default:
-          fsFolder = fsFolder.getFolderWithSpec(spec);
-          break;
-      }
+    var folder = widget.notesFolder;
+    NotesFolderFS fsFolder = folder.fsFolder;
+    var isVirtualFolder = folder.name != folder.fsFolder.name;
+    if (isVirtualFolder) {
+      var rootFolder = Provider.of<NotesFolderFS>(context);
+      fsFolder = getFolderForEditor(rootFolder, editorType);
     }
 
     var route = MaterialPageRoute(
diff --git a/lib/utils.dart b/lib/utils.dart
index 25f2a49a..45706983 100644
--- a/lib/utils.dart
+++ b/lib/utils.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/core/notes_folder_fs.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/screens/note_editor.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/settings.dart';
 import 'package:package_info/package_info.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
@@ -43,3 +46,18 @@ void showSnackbar(BuildContext context, String message) {
     ..removeCurrentSnackBar()
     ..showSnackBar(snackBar);
 }
+
+NotesFolderFS getFolderForEditor(
+  NotesFolderFS rootFolder,
+  EditorType editorType,
+) {
+  var spec = Settings.instance.defaultNewNoteFolderSpec;
+  var journalSpec = Settings.instance.journalEditordefaultNewNoteFolderSpec;
+
+  switch (editorType) {
+    case EditorType.Journal:
+      return rootFolder.getFolderWithSpec(journalSpec);
+    default:
+      return rootFolder.getFolderWithSpec(spec);
+  }
+}