Merge branch 'paste-non-existing-target'

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ranger/core/actions.py b/ranger/core/actions.py
index 25b01e2c..18302431 100644
--- a/ranger/core/actions.py
+++ b/ranger/core/actions.py
@@ -1597,13 +1597,15 @@ class Actions(  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-public-m
         Paste the selected items into the current directory or to dest
         if provided.
         """
-        if dest is None or isdir(dest):
+        if dest is None:
+            dest = self.thistab.path
+        if isdir(dest):
             loadable = CopyLoader(self.copy_buffer, self.do_cut, overwrite,
                                   dest)
             self.loader.add(loadable, append=append)
             self.do_cut = False
         else:
-            self.notify('Failed to paste. The given path is invalid.', bad=True)
+            self.notify('Failed to paste. The destination is invalid.', bad=True)
 
     def delete(self, files=None):
         # XXX: warn when deleting mount points/unseen marked files?