diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp
index 5a1cba9e4..a892ffd65 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void Notepad_plus_Window::init(HINSTANCE hInst, HWND parent, const TCHAR *cmdLin
 	::SendMessage(_hSelf, NPPM_INTERNAL_ENABLECHANGEHISTORY, 0, 0);
 
 
-	if (nppGUI._newDocDefaultSettings._addNewDocumentOnStartup)
+	if (nppGUI._newDocDefaultSettings._addNewDocumentOnStartup && nppGUI._rememberLastSession)
 	{
 		::SendMessage(_hSelf, WM_COMMAND, IDM_FILE_NEW, 0);
 	}