diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
index f613ba4df2132fe8114f12045d03ccb9ef81cb72..e73d0b4fb51a5d4f94391fc15ed4f4ed23699ca7 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
@@ -165,12 +165,13 @@ impl PickerDelegate for RecentProjectsView {
     }
 
     fn confirm(&mut self, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
-        let selected_match = &self.matches[self.selected_index()];
-        let workspace_location = &self.workspace_locations[selected_match.candidate_id];
-        cx.dispatch_global_action(OpenPaths {
-            paths: workspace_location.paths().as_ref().clone(),
-        });
-        cx.emit(Event::Dismissed);
+        if let Some(selected_match) = &self.matches.get(self.selected_index()) {
+            let workspace_location = &self.workspace_locations[selected_match.candidate_id];
+            cx.dispatch_global_action(OpenPaths {
+                paths: workspace_location.paths().as_ref().clone(),
+            });
+            cx.emit(Event::Dismissed);
+        }
     }
 
     fn dismiss(&mut self, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 609afded3325b97b8356c85b9b6955622a27e289..a7c80485f6f45cdd78c0b1eb737d776b963725a5 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ impl Workspace {
             cx.defer(move |_, cx| {
                 Self::load_from_serialized_workspace(weak_handle, serialized_workspace, cx)
             });
-        } else {
+        } else if project.read(cx).is_local() {
             if cx.global::<Settings>().default_dock_anchor != DockAnchor::Expanded {
                 Dock::show(&mut this, false, cx);
             }