diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json b/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json
index 661a77d..b2a9c71 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "normal": {
+    "project": {
         "press": [
             ["f4", "toggle_input_mode"],
             ["ctrl+0", "reset_fontsize"],
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@
             ["ctrl+-", "adjust_fontsize", -1.0],
             ["ctrl+r", "find_file"],
             ["ctrl+h ctrl+a", "open_help"],
+            ["ctrl+x ctrl+f", "open_file"],
+            ["ctrl+x b", "open_recent"],
             ["ctrl+c ctrl+o", "open_recent_project"],
             ["ctrl+c g", "find_in_files"],
             ["alt+x", "open_command_palette"],
-            ["ctrl+x ctrl+c", "quit"],
-
+            ["ctrl+x ctrl+c", "quit"]
+        ]
+    },
+    "normal": {
+        "inherit": "project",
+        "press": [
             ["ctrl+g", "cancel"],
             ["ctrl+_", "undo"],
             ["\u001f", "undo"],
@@ -109,21 +115,9 @@
     },
     "home": {
         "on_match_failure": "ignore",
+        "inherit": "project",
         "press": [
-            ["f", "change_fontface"],
-            ["f4", "toggle_input_mode"],
-            ["ctrl+0", "reset_fontsize"],
-            ["ctrl+=", "adjust_fontsize", 1.0],
-            ["ctrl+-", "adjust_fontsize", -1.0],
-            ["ctrl+r", "find_file"],
-            ["ctrl+h ctrl+a", "open_help"],
-            ["ctrl+x ctrl+f", "open_file"],
-            ["ctrl+x ctrl+r", "open_recent"],
-            ["ctrl+x b", "switch_buffers"],
-            ["ctrl+c ctrl+o", "open_recent_project"],
-            ["ctrl+c g", "find_in_files"],
-            ["alt+x", "open_command_palette"],
-            ["ctrl+x ctrl+c", "quit"]
+            ["f", "change_fontface"]
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index b0c2c03..f32b90a 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ const cmds = struct {
         tui.rdr().set_terminal_working_directory(project);
         if (self.top_bar) |bar| _ = try bar.msg(.{ "PRJ", "open" });
         if (self.bottom_bar) |bar| _ = try bar.msg(.{ "PRJ", "open" });
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "open_recent" }) catch return;
+        if (try project_manager.request_most_recent_file(self.allocator)) |file_path|
+            self.show_file_async_and_free(file_path);
     }
     pub const change_project_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
 
@@ -1223,6 +1224,11 @@ fn toggle_inputview_async(_: *Self) void {
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "toggle_inputview" }) catch return;
 }
 
+fn show_file_async_and_free(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8) void {
+    defer self.allocator.free(file_path);
+    self.show_file_async(file_path);
+}
+
 fn show_file_async(_: *Self, file_path: []const u8) void {
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } }) catch return;
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
index 3eeb4b6..de60c07 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const root = @import("root");
 const command = @import("command");
-const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
 
@@ -11,11 +10,6 @@ pub const Type = @import("file_browser.zig").Create(@This());
 pub const create = Type.create;
 
 pub fn load_entries(self: *Type) error{ Exit, OutOfMemory }!void {
-    var project_name_buf: [512]u8 = undefined;
-    const project_path = tp.env.get().str("project");
-    const project_name = project_manager.abbreviate_home(&project_name_buf, project_path);
-    try self.file_path.appendSlice(project_name);
-    try self.file_path.append(std.fs.path.sep);
     const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     if (editor.file_path) |old_path|
         if (std.mem.lastIndexOf(u8, old_path, "/")) |pos|
@@ -34,15 +28,8 @@ pub fn name(_: *Type) []const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn select(self: *Type) void {
-    var buf = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.allocator);
-    defer buf.deinit();
-    const file_path = project_manager.expand_home(&buf, self.file_path.items);
-    if (root.is_directory(file_path)) {
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch return;
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "change_project", .{file_path} }) catch {};
-        return;
-    }
-    if (file_path.len > 0)
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } }) catch {};
+    if (root.is_directory(self.file_path.items)) return;
+    if (self.file_path.items.len > 0)
+        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = self.file_path.items } }) catch {};
     command.executeName("exit_mini_mode", .{}) catch {};
 }