diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 427e3ab9f6..2c231e6591 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ pub fn initialize_workspace(
                         if let Some(task) = this
                             .update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
                                 if this.project().read(cx).is_local() {
-                                    this.open_workspace_for_paths(false, paths, cx)
+                                    this.open_workspace_for_paths(true, paths, cx)
                                 } else {
                                     open_new_ssh_project_from_project(this, paths, cx)
                                 }