diff --git a/gui/common.h b/gui/common.h
index d0fb08765..64714db00 100644
--- a/gui/common.h
+++ b/gui/common.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #define SETTINGS_STD_POSIX              "Platform Posix"
 
 // Other settings
-#define SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH         "Last used path"
+#define SETTINGS_CHECK_PATH             "Check path"
 #define SETTINGS_CHECK_FORCE            "Check force"
 #define SETTINGS_CHECK_THREADS          "Check threads"
 #define SETTINGS_SHOW_FULL_PATH         "Show full path"
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 #define PROGRESS_MAX                    1024.0
 
 #define SETTINGS_CHECKED_PLATFORM       "Checked platform"
+#define SETTINGS_LAST_PROJECT_PATH      "Last project path"
 
 /// @}
 #endif
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 94b416f1b..f80a36a71 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -332,11 +332,12 @@ void MainWindow::DoCheckFiles(const QStringList &files)
     mUI.mResults->CheckingStarted(fileNames.count());
 
     mThread->SetFiles(fileNames);
+    QDir inf(mCurrentDirectory);
+    const QString checkPath = inf.canonicalPath();
+    mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_CHECK_PATH, checkPath);
 
     CheckLockDownUI(); // lock UI while checking
 
-    QDir inf(mCurrentDirectory);
-    const QString checkPath = inf.canonicalPath();
     mUI.mResults->SetCheckDirectory(checkPath);
     Settings checkSettings = GetCppcheckSettings();
 
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ QStringList MainWindow::SelectFilesToCheck(QFileDialog::FileMode mode)
     if (mode == QFileDialog::ExistingFiles) {
         selected = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(this,
                    tr("Select files to check"),
-                   mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString());
+                   mSettings->value(SETTINGS_CHECK_PATH, "").toString());
         if (selected.isEmpty())
             mCurrentDirectory.clear();
         else {
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ QStringList MainWindow::SelectFilesToCheck(QFileDialog::FileMode mode)
     } else if (mode == QFileDialog::DirectoryOnly) {
         QString dir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this,
                       tr("Select directory to check"),
-                      mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString());
+                      mSettings->value(SETTINGS_CHECK_PATH, "").toString());
         if (!dir.isEmpty()) {
             qDebug() << "Setting current directory to: " << dir;
             mCurrentDirectory = dir;
@@ -413,8 +414,6 @@ QStringList MainWindow::SelectFilesToCheck(QFileDialog::FileMode mode)
         }
     }
 
-    mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, selected);
-
     return selected;
 }
 
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ void MainWindow::OpenResults()
     const QString filter(tr("XML files (*.xml)"));
     QString selectedFile = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,
                            tr("Open the report file"),
-                           mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString(),
+                           QString(),
                            filter,
                            &selectedFilter);
 
@@ -686,7 +685,6 @@ void MainWindow::LoadResults(const QString selectedFile)
     if (!selectedFile.isEmpty()) {
         mUI.mResults->Clear(true);
         mUI.mResults->ReadErrorsXml(selectedFile);
-        mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, selectedFile);
     }
 }
 
@@ -818,7 +816,7 @@ void MainWindow::Save()
     const QString filter(tr("XML files version 2 (*.xml);;XML files version 1 (*.xml);;Text files (*.txt);;CSV files (*.csv)"));
     QString selectedFile = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this,
                            tr("Save the report file"),
-                           mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString(),
+                           QString(),
                            filter,
                            &selectedFilter);
 
@@ -850,7 +848,6 @@ void MainWindow::Save()
         }
 
         mUI.mResults->Save(selectedFile, type);
-        mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, selectedFile);
     }
 }
 
@@ -935,16 +932,17 @@ void MainWindow::OpenOnlineHelp()
 
 void MainWindow::OpenProjectFile()
 {
+    const QString lastPath = mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_PROJECT_PATH, QString()).toString();
     const QString filter = tr("Project files (*.cppcheck);;All files(*.*)");
     const QString filepath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,
                              tr("Select Project File"),
-                             mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString(),
+                             lastPath,
                              filter);
 
     if (!filepath.isEmpty()) {
         const QFileInfo fi(filepath);
         if (fi.exists() && fi.isFile() && fi.isReadable()) {
-            mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, fi.path());
+            mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_PROJECT_PATH, fi.path());
             LoadProjectFile(filepath);
         }
     }
@@ -1021,14 +1019,12 @@ void MainWindow::NewProjectFile()
     const QString filter = tr("Project files (*.cppcheck);;All files(*.*)");
     QString filepath = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this,
                        tr("Select Project Filename"),
-                       mSettings->value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString(),
+                       QString(),
                        filter);
 
     if (filepath.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    mSettings->setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, filepath);
-
     EnableProjectActions(true);
     QFileInfo inf(filepath);
     const QString filename = inf.fileName();
diff --git a/gui/resultstree.cpp b/gui/resultstree.cpp
index e615ba76b..6f03f07ca 100644
--- a/gui/resultstree.cpp
+++ b/gui/resultstree.cpp
@@ -694,12 +694,10 @@ QString ResultsTree::AskFileDir(const QString &file)
     msgbox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
     msgbox.exec();
 
-    QSettings settings;
     QString dir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Select Directory"),
-                  settings.value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString(),
+                  "",
                   QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly | QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
     mCheckPath = dir;
-    settings.setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, dir);
     return dir;
 }
 
diff --git a/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index 7dda0b2c5..204e91e19 100644
--- a/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -308,14 +308,12 @@ bool SettingsDialog::ShowErrorId() const
 
 void SettingsDialog::AddIncludePath()
 {
-    QSettings settings;
     QString selectedDir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this,
                           tr("Select include directory"),
-                          settings.value(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, "").toString());
+                          QString());
 
     if (!selectedDir.isEmpty()) {
         AddIncludePath(selectedDir);
-        settings.setValue(SETTINGS_LAST_USED_PATH, selectedDir);
     }
 }