diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
index 02e043490..46c5f5681 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void StdCmdMergeProjects::activated(int iMsg)
 {
     QString exe = QString::fromUtf8(App::GetApplication().getExecutableName());
     QString project = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(Gui::getMainWindow(),
-        QString::fromUtf8(QT_TR_NOOP("Merge project")), QString(),
+        QString::fromUtf8(QT_TR_NOOP("Merge project")), QDir::homePath(),
         QString::fromUtf8(QT_TR_NOOP("%1 document (*.fcstd)")).arg(exe));
     if (!project.isEmpty()) {
         App::Document* doc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();