diff --git a/src/application-delegate.coffee b/src/application-delegate.coffee
index 74a3dd04b..3492df05c 100644
--- a/src/application-delegate.coffee
+++ b/src/application-delegate.coffee
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ApplicationDelegate
 
   setRepresentedDirectoryPaths: (paths) ->
     loadSettings = getWindowLoadSettings()
-    loadSettings['initialPaths'] = value
+    loadSettings['initialPaths'] = paths
     setWindowLoadSettings(loadSettings)
 
   setAutoHideWindowMenuBar: (autoHide) ->