diff --git a/src/window-event-handler.coffee b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
index a5ac852bf..dc8f3bee9 100644
--- a/src/window-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class WindowEventHandler
 
     @subscribe $(window), 'window:open-path', (event, {pathToOpen, initialLine}) ->
       unless fsUtils.isDirectorySync(pathToOpen)
-        atom.rootView?.openAsync(pathToOpen, initialLine)
+        atom.rootView?.openAsync(pathToOpen, {initialLine})
 
     @subscribe $(window), 'beforeunload', =>
       confirmed = atom.rootView?.confirmClose()