diff --git a/src/application-delegate.coffee b/src/application-delegate.coffee
index 20e4a54cb..4e04df7cd 100644
--- a/src/application-delegate.coffee
+++ b/src/application-delegate.coffee
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class ApplicationDelegate
     loadSettings = getWindowLoadSettings()
     loadSettings['initialPaths'] = paths
     setWindowLoadSettings(loadSettings)
-    ipcRenderer.send("did-save-state")
+    ipcRenderer.send("did-change-paths")
 
 
   setAutoHideWindowMenuBar: (autoHide) ->
diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee b/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee
index d4be3ea27..51ea70af9 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-application.coffee
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class AtomApplication
       @fileRecoveryService.didSavePath(@windowForEvent(event), path)
       event.returnValue = true
 
-    @disposable.add ipcHelpers.on ipcMain, 'did-save-state', =>
+    @disposable.add ipcHelpers.on ipcMain, 'did-change-paths', =>
       @saveState(false)
 
   setupDockMenu: ->