diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -1010,37 +1010,12 @@
 
 int ViewManager::newSession()
 {
-    Profile::Ptr profile = ProfileManager::instance()->defaultProfile();
-    Session *session = SessionManager::instance()->createSession(profile);
-
-    session->addEnvironmentEntry(QStringLiteral("KONSOLE_DBUS_WINDOW=/Windows/%1").arg(managerId()));
-
-    createView(session);
-    session->run();
-
-    return session->sessionId();
+    return newSession(ProfileManager::instance()->defaultProfile()->name());
 }
 
 int ViewManager::newSession(const QString &profile)
 {
-    const QList<Profile::Ptr> profilelist = ProfileManager::instance()->allProfiles();
-    Profile::Ptr profileptr = ProfileManager::instance()->defaultProfile();
-
-    for (const auto &i : profilelist) {
-        if (i->name() == profile) {
-            profileptr = i;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    Session *session = SessionManager::instance()->createSession(profileptr);
-
-    session->addEnvironmentEntry(QStringLiteral("KONSOLE_DBUS_WINDOW=/Windows/%1").arg(managerId()));
-
-    createView(session);
-    session->run();
-
-    return session->sessionId();
+    return newSession(profile, QString());
 }
 
 int ViewManager::newSession(const QString &profile, const QString &directory)
@@ -1056,8 +1031,9 @@
     }
 
     Session *session = SessionManager::instance()->createSession(profileptr);
-    session->setInitialWorkingDirectory(directory);
-
+    if (!directory.isEmpty()) {
+        session->setInitialWorkingDirectory(directory);
+    }
     session->addEnvironmentEntry(QStringLiteral("KONSOLE_DBUS_WINDOW=/Windows/%1").arg(managerId()));
 
     createView(session);