diff --git a/src/lib/Application.cpp b/src/lib/Application.cpp
index 48fc61e5..71388c78 100644
--- a/src/lib/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/Application.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void Application::updateRecentProjects(const FilePath& projectSettingsFilePath)
 		}
 
 		recentProjects.insert(recentProjects.begin(), projectSettingsFilePath);
-		while (recentProjects.size() > 7)
+		while (recentProjects.size() > appSettings->getMaxRecentProjectsCount())
 		{
 			recentProjects.pop_back();
 		}
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
index 13056d45..c01defd0 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ bool ApplicationSettings::load(const FilePath& filePath, bool readOnly)
 			utility::append(recentProjects, migration->getValuesFromSettings(
 				settings, "user/recent_projects/recent_project", std::vector<std::string>())
 			);
-			recentProjects.pop_back();
 
 			for (size_t i = 0; i < recentProjects.size(); i++)
 			{