diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index 89cb1e2d5..6299cc0ed 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, LogMixin, RegistryPropert
         self.recent_files_menu.clear()
         count = 0
         for recent_path in self.recent_files:
+            recent_path = Path(recent_path)
             if not recent_path.is_file():
                 continue
             count += 1