diff --git a/desktop/source/app/app.cxx b/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
index 27fb9aa036bc..22092bac9760 100644
--- a/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
@@ -1972,10 +1972,6 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(Desktop, OpenClients_Impl, void*, void)
 void Desktop::OpenClients()
 {
 
-    // check if a document has been recovered - if there is one of if a document was loaded by cmdline, no default document
-    // should be created
-    bool bRecovery = false;
-
     const CommandLineArgs& rArgs = GetCommandLineArgs();
 
     if (!rArgs.IsQuickstart())
@@ -2070,7 +2066,7 @@ void Desktop::OpenClients()
         {
             try
             {
-                bRecovery = impl_callRecoveryUI(
+                impl_callRecoveryUI(
                     false          , // false => force recovery instead of emergency save
                     bExistsRecoveryData);
             }
@@ -2079,9 +2075,6 @@ void Desktop::OpenClients()
                 SAL_WARN( "desktop.app", "Error during recovery" << e);
             }
         }
-        else if (bExistsRecoveryData && bDisableRecovery && !rArgs.HasModuleParam())
-            // prevent new Writer doc
-            bRecovery = true;
 
         Reference< XSessionManagerListener2 > xSessionListener;
         try
@@ -2188,14 +2181,7 @@ void Desktop::OpenClients()
         // soffice was started as tray icon ...
         return;
 
-    if ( bRecovery )
-    {
-        ShowBackingComponent(nullptr);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OpenDefault();
-    }
+    OpenDefault();
 }
 
 void Desktop::OpenDefault()
@@ -2228,6 +2214,12 @@ void Desktop::OpenDefault()
 
     if ( aName.isEmpty() )
     {
+        if (aOpt.IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::STARTMODULE))
+        {
+            ShowBackingComponent(nullptr);
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Old way to create a default document
         if ( aOpt.IsModuleInstalled( SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WRITER ) )
             aName = aOpt.GetFactoryEmptyDocumentURL( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITER );