diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index c4d8a9e14..209e6b7ad 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -134,13 +134,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
     EnableProjectOpenActions(true);
     EnableProjectActions(false);
 
-    QStringList args = QCoreApplication::arguments();
-    //Remove the application itself
-    args.removeFirst();
-    if (!args.isEmpty()) {
-        HandleCLIParams(args);
-    }
-
+    // Must setup MRU menu before CLI param handling as it can load a
+    // project file and update MRU menu.
     for (int i = 0; i < MaxRecentProjects; ++i) {
         mRecentProjectActs[i] = new QAction(this);
         mRecentProjectActs[i]->setVisible(false);
@@ -151,6 +146,13 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
     mUI.mActionProjectMRU->setVisible(false);
     UpdateMRUMenuItems();
 
+    QStringList args = QCoreApplication::arguments();
+    //Remove the application itself
+    args.removeFirst();
+    if (!args.isEmpty()) {
+        HandleCLIParams(args);
+    }
+
     for (int i = 0; i < mPlatforms.getCount(); i++) {
         Platform plat = mPlatforms.mPlatforms[i];
         QAction *act = new QAction(this);