diff --git a/src/xschem.tcl b/src/xschem.tcl
index 00055738..c29c5d43 100644
--- a/src/xschem.tcl
+++ b/src/xschem.tcl
@@ -9792,6 +9792,19 @@ proc set_paths {} {
   }
   if {$pathlist eq {}} { set pathlist [pwd] }
   set_initial_dirs
+
+  ## restore new recent component list...
+  ### ... first delete...
+  if {[info exists c_toolbar::c_t(n)]} {
+    for {set i 0} {$i < $c_toolbar::c_t(n)} {incr i} {
+      set c_toolbar::c_t($i,text) {}
+      set c_toolbar::c_t($i,command) {}
+      set c_toolbar::c_t($i,file) {}
+    }   
+  }
+  # ... then reload.
+  set c_toolbar::c_t(hash) [xschem hash_string $::XSCHEM_LIBRARY_PATH]
+  load_recent_file
 }
 
 proc print_help_and_exit {} {