diff --git a/plugins/project/project.coffee b/plugins/project/project.coffee
index dabf044e8..6380c473b 100644
--- a/plugins/project/project.coffee
+++ b/plugins/project/project.coffee
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Project extends Pane
       for path in openedPaths
         if File.isFile path
           @editor.open path
-        else
+        else if not File.exists path
          openedPaths = _.without(openedPaths, path)
       @set "openedPaths", openedPaths