diff --git a/src/atom-application.coffee b/src/atom-application.coffee
index 25c7c2b1e..0807209b3 100644
--- a/src/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-application.coffee
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class AtomApplication
         devMode: devMode
         configDirPath: fsUtils.absolute('~/.atom')
         resourcePath: @resourcePath
+        urlToOpen: urlToOpen
       })
 
     pack = _.find @packages.getAvailablePackageMetadata(), ({name}) -> name is packageName