diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/menu.js b/app/scripts/controllers/menu.js
index 8f7a7cd14..a3dbeac9b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/menu.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/menu.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ angular
             $scope.workingdir = "";
             $scope.snapshotdir = "";
 
-            $scope.recentProjects = profile.get('recentProjects') || [];
+            $scope.recentProjects = $scope.profile.get('recentProjects');
 
             let zeroProject = true; // New project without changes
             let resultAlert = null;
diff --git a/app/scripts/services/profile.js b/app/scripts/services/profile.js
index 6b13db2ed..fc1ee4dda 100644
--- a/app/scripts/services/profile.js
+++ b/app/scripts/services/profile.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ angular.module('icestudio')
       'loggingEnabled': false,
       'loggingFile':'',
       'displayVersionInfoWindow': 'yes',
-      'pythonEnv':{'python':'','pip':''}
+      'pythonEnv':{'python':'','pip':''},
+      'recentProjects': [],
     };
 
     //-- Property added to the MACs