diff --git a/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js b/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js
index 56b415197..002a483d4 100644
--- a/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js
+++ b/spec/main-process/atom-application.test.js
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ describe('AtomApplication', function () {
 
           it('restores windows when launched with a project path to open', async function () {
             await scenario.launch({app, pathsToOpen: ['a']})
-            await scenario.assert('[a _] [b _] [c _]')
+            await scenario.assert('[b _] [c _] [a _]')
           })
 
           it('restores windows when launched with a file path to open', async function () {
             await scenario.launch({app, pathsToOpen: ['a/1.md']})
-            await scenario.assert('[b 1.md] [c _]')
+            await scenario.assert('[b _] [c 1.md]')
           })
 
           it('collapses new paths into restored windows when appropriate', async function () {
diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-application.js b/src/main-process/atom-application.js
index 7878ce655..4224dba69 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-application.js
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-application.js
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ class AtomApplication extends EventEmitter {
       this.config.onDidChange('core.colorProfile', () => this.promptForRestart())
     }
 
-    const optionsForWindowsToOpen = []
-
+    let optionsForWindowsToOpen = []
     let shouldReopenPreviousWindows = false
 
     if (options.test || options.benchmark || options.benchmarkTest) {
@@ -269,9 +268,7 @@ class AtomApplication extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     if (shouldReopenPreviousWindows) {
-      for (const previousOptions of await this.loadPreviousWindowOptions()) {
-        optionsForWindowsToOpen.push(previousOptions)
-      }
+      optionsForWindowsToOpen = [...await this.loadPreviousWindowOptions(), ...optionsForWindowsToOpen]
     }
 
     if (optionsForWindowsToOpen.length === 0) {