diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 97b0526bbc27a922d18e161b802109e1736f4a7b..de8c95dbf5b90715ee616e46b4172f19a0599255 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ fn init_ui(args: Args) {
     app.on_reopen(move |cx| {
         if let Some(app_state) = AppState::try_global(cx).and_then(|app_state| app_state.upgrade())
         {
-            workspace::open_new(app_state, cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                Editor::new_file(workspace, &Default::default(), cx)
+            cx.spawn({
+                let app_state = app_state.clone();
+                |cx| async move { restore_or_create_workspace(app_state, cx).await }
             })
             .detach();
         }