diff --git a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
index 92226df4..f4d3d54b 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ class ProjectBuilder:
                 self._path = Path(path).resolve()
                 if data.get("sample", False):
                     return self._extractSampleProject(self._path)
-                elif data.get("template"):
+                elif data.get("template"):  # pragma: no cover
+                    # Not implemented yet
                     return True
                 else:
                     return self._buildAndPopulate(self._path, data)
diff --git a/novelwriter/shared.py b/novelwriter/shared.py
index 3afe10b0..df8ca498 100644
--- a/novelwriter/shared.py
+++ b/novelwriter/shared.py
@@ -216,16 +216,17 @@ class SharedData(QObject):
         QThreadPool.globalInstance().start(runnable, priority=priority)
         return
 
-    def getProjectPath(self, parent: QWidget, allowZip: bool = False) -> Path | None:
+    def getProjectPath(self, parent: QWidget, path: str | Path | None = None,
+                       allowZip: bool = False) -> Path | None:
         """Open the file dialog and select a novelWriter project file."""
-        ext = []
-        ext.append(self.tr("novelWriter Project File ({0})").format(nwFiles.PROJ_FILE))
+        ext = [
+            self.tr("novelWriter Project File ({0})").format(nwFiles.PROJ_FILE),
+            self.tr("All files ({0})").format("*"),
+        ]
         if allowZip:
-            ext.append(self.tr("Zip Archives ({0})").format("*.zip"))
-        ext.append(self.tr("All files ({0})").format("*"))
-
+            ext.insert(1, self.tr("Zip Archives ({0})").format("*.zip"))
         projFile, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
-            parent, self.tr("Open Project"), "", filter=";;".join(ext)
+            parent, self.tr("Open Project"), str(path or ""), filter=";;".join(ext)
         )
         return Path(projFile) if projFile else None
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py b/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
index 44235f9e..89c803e2 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/welcome.py
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _browseForProject(self) -> None:
         """Browse for a project to open."""
-        if path := SHARED.getProjectPath(self, allowZip=False):
+        if path := SHARED.getProjectPath(self, path=CONFIG.lastPath(), allowZip=False):
+            CONFIG.setLastPath(path)
             self._openProjectPath(path)
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/test_base/test_base_shared.py b/tests/test_base/test_base_shared.py
index 0f105284..8b67844e 100644
--- a/tests/test_base/test_base_shared.py
+++ b/tests/test_base/test_base_shared.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import pytest
 from tools import buildTestProject
 from mocked import MockGuiMain, MockTheme
 
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFileDialog, QMessageBox, QWidget
 
 from novelwriter.shared import SharedData
 from novelwriter.core.project import NWProject
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def testBaseSharedData_Init():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.base
-def testBaseSharedData_Projects(fncPath, caplog):
+def testBaseSharedData_Projects(monkeypatch, caplog, fncPath):
     """Test SharedData handling of projects."""
     project = NWProject()
     buildTestProject(project, fncPath)
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ def testBaseSharedData_Projects(fncPath, caplog):
     assert shared.hasProject is False
     assert isinstance(shared.projectLock, list)
 
+    # Test browsing for projects
+    with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
+        mp.setattr(QFileDialog, "getOpenFileName", lambda *a, **k: (a[2], ""))
+        assert shared.getProjectPath(QWidget(), fncPath, allowZip=True) == fncPath
+
 # END Test testBaseSharedData_Projects
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tools/test_tools_welcome.py b/tests/test_tools/test_tools_welcome.py
index 27c326fe..518a7104 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools/test_tools_welcome.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools/test_tools_welcome.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import QPoint, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QFileDialog, QMenu
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.constants import nwFiles
 from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass
+from novelwriter.constants import nwFiles
 from novelwriter.tools.welcome import GuiWelcome