diff --git a/src/streamlit_app.py b/src/streamlit_app.py
index f8ba947..65e9d1b 100644
--- a/src/streamlit_app.py
+++ b/src/streamlit_app.py
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ def get_file_path(title="Select File", file_types=[("Text Files", "*.txt")]):
             from tkinter import filedialog
             root = tk.Tk()
             root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
-            root.attributes('-topmost', True)  # Bring dialog to front
+            root.wm_attributes('-topmost', 1)  # Bring dialog to front
             path = filedialog.askopenfilename(title=title, filetypes=file_types)
+            root.destroy()  # Explicitly destroy the tkinter instance
             return path if path else None
         elif platform.system() == "Linux":
-            # Use zenity for Linux systems
             try:
                 result = subprocess.run(
                     ['zenity', '--file-selection', '--title', title],
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def get_file_path(title="Select File", file_types=[("Text Files", "*.txt")]):
                 )
                 return result.stdout.strip() if result.returncode == 0 else None
             except FileNotFoundError:
+                st.error("Zenity is not installed. Please install it for file dialog support.")
                 return None
         elif platform.system() == "Darwin":  # macOS
             try:
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ def get_file_path(title="Select File", file_types=[("Text Files", "*.txt")]):
                 )
                 return result.stdout.strip() if result.returncode == 0 else None
             except FileNotFoundError:
+                st.error("AppleScript is not available for file dialog support.")
                 return None
     except Exception as e:
         st.error(f"Error opening file dialog: {str(e)}")
@@ -84,11 +86,11 @@ def get_directory_path(title="Select Directory"):
             from tkinter import filedialog
             root = tk.Tk()
             root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
-            root.attributes('-topmost', True)  # Bring dialog to front
+            root.wm_attributes('-topmost', 1)  # Bring dialog to front
             path = filedialog.askdirectory(title=title)
+            root.destroy()  # Explicitly destroy the tkinter instance
             return path if path else None
         elif platform.system() == "Linux":
-            # Use zenity for Linux systems
             try:
                 result = subprocess.run(
                     ['zenity', '--file-selection', '--directory', '--title', title],
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ def get_directory_path(title="Select Directory"):
                 )
                 return result.stdout.strip() if result.returncode == 0 else None
             except FileNotFoundError:
+                st.error("Zenity is not installed. Please install it for file dialog support.")
                 return None
         elif platform.system() == "Darwin":  # macOS
             try:
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ def get_directory_path(title="Select Directory"):
                 )
                 return result.stdout.strip() if result.returncode == 0 else None
             except FileNotFoundError:
+                st.error("AppleScript is not available for file dialog support.")
                 return None
     except Exception as e:
         st.error(f"Error opening file dialog: {str(e)}")