diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@
         return app.exec();
     }
 
-    if (splitView && urls.size() < 2) {
-        // Split view does only make sense if we have at least 2 URLs
-        urls.append(urls.last());
-    }
-
     if (!parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("new-window"))) {
         if (Dolphin::attachToExistingInstance(urls, openFiles, splitView)) {
             // Successfully attached to existing instance of Dolphin
@@ -159,6 +154,11 @@
         urls.append(Dolphin::homeUrl());
     }
     
+    if (splitView && urls.size() < 2) {
+        // Split view does only make sense if we have at least 2 URLs
+        urls.append(urls.last());
+    }
+    
     DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow = new DolphinMainWindow();
 
     if (openFiles) {