diff --git a/src/atom-application.coffee b/src/atom-application.coffee
index 91b275602..db8a63b9e 100644
--- a/src/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-application.coffee
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class AtomApplication
         @promptForPath()
 
     ipc.on 'new-window', =>
-      @open()
+      @openPath(null)
 
     ipc.on 'install-update', =>
       @installUpdate?()