diff --git a/src/gui/FWWindow.cpp b/src/gui/FWWindow.cpp
index c57e2015b..bc9a5665d 100644
--- a/src/gui/FWWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FWWindow.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ FWWindow::FWWindow(): m_space(0),
 
     m_space = new QMdiArea(this);
     setCentralWidget(m_space);
-    newProjectPanel();
+    ProjectPanel *proj = newProjectPanel();
+    showSub(proj);
     
     setSafeMode(false);
     setStartupFileName("");
@@ -209,19 +210,23 @@ FWWindow::~FWWindow()
 
 ProjectPanel *FWWindow::newProjectPanel()
 {
-    QMdiSubWindow *sub = new QMdiSubWindow;
     ProjectPanel *projectW = new ProjectPanel(m_space);
     projectW->initMain(this);
     
+    return projectW;
+}
+
+void FWWindow::showSub(ProjectPanel *projectW)
+{
+    QMdiSubWindow *sub = new QMdiSubWindow;
     sub->setWidget(projectW);
     sub->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     m_space->addSubWindow(sub);
     sub->showMaximized();
     QIcon p(":Icons/Firewall/icon-tree");
     sub->setWindowIcon(p);
-    return projectW;
 }
-    
+
 ProjectPanel* FWWindow::activeProject()
 {
     QMdiSubWindow *w = m_space->currentSubWindow();
@@ -304,6 +309,7 @@ void FWWindow::fileNew()
 {
     ProjectPanel *proj = newProjectPanel();
     proj->fileNew();
+    showSub(proj);
 }
 
 void FWWindow::addToRCSActionSetEn(bool en)
@@ -329,7 +335,8 @@ void FWWindow::fileSaveActionSetEn(bool en)
 void FWWindow::fileOpen()
 {
     ProjectPanel *proj = newProjectPanel();
-    proj->fileOpen();
+    if (proj->fileOpen())
+        showSub(proj);
 }
 
 void FWWindow::fileClose()
diff --git a/src/gui/FWWindow.h b/src/gui/FWWindow.h
index a1ebaf11a..697b54e6a 100644
--- a/src/gui/FWWindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/FWWindow.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class FWWindow : public QMainWindow {
     void clearFirewallTabs();
     ProjectPanel* activeProject();
     ProjectPanel *newProjectPanel();
+    void showSub(ProjectPanel *projectW);
  public slots:
 
      virtual void search();
diff --git a/src/gui/ProjectPanel.cpp b/src/gui/ProjectPanel.cpp
index 6d1cdd2fb..ffc9bf8ca 100644
--- a/src/gui/ProjectPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ProjectPanel.cpp
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ void ProjectPanel::fileNew()
     mainW->fileSaveActionSetEn( !rcs->isRO() && !rcs->isTemp() );
 }
 
-void ProjectPanel::fileOpen()
+bool ProjectPanel::fileOpen()
 {
     if (fwbdebug) qDebug("ProjectPanel::fileOpen(): start");
 
@@ -940,13 +940,13 @@ void ProjectPanel::fileOpen()
     RCSFilePreview  fp(this);
 
     if ( fd.exec() != QDialog::Accepted )
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     bool hasRCS = fp.showFileRLog( fd.selectedFiles()[0] );
 
     if ( (!hasRCS) || (fp.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) )
     {
-        if (!saveIfModified() || !checkin(true)) return;
+        if (!saveIfModified() || !checkin(true)) return false;
         if (!systemFile && rcs!=NULL) fileClose();
 
         //try to get simple rcs instance from RCS preview
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void ProjectPanel::fileOpen()
 
         //if RCS isn't still formed, it's an error
         if (rcs==NULL)
-            return;
+            return false;
 
 /***********************************************************************
  * TODO : add an option "RCS support"
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ void ProjectPanel::fileOpen()
         {
 /* if there was an exception, abort operation. E.g. RCS::co may throw
  * exception */
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 /***********************************************************************/
 
@@ -983,7 +983,9 @@ void ProjectPanel::fileOpen()
         showFirewalls( true );
 
         if (rcs->isTemp()) unlink(rcs->getFileName().toLatin1().constData());
+        return true;
     }
+    return false;
 }
 
 void ProjectPanel::fileClose()
diff --git a/src/gui/ProjectPanel.h b/src/gui/ProjectPanel.h
index 7824f76b8..d3fdcd4f3 100644
--- a/src/gui/ProjectPanel.h
+++ b/src/gui/ProjectPanel.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void fileProp();
     virtual void fileNew();
-    virtual void fileOpen();
+    virtual bool fileOpen();
 
     virtual void fileClose();
     virtual void fileSave();