diff --git a/content/treestyletab/windowHelper.js b/content/treestyletab/windowHelper.js
index d8bf4667..2f7a691c 100644
--- a/content/treestyletab/windowHelper.js
+++ b/content/treestyletab/windowHelper.js
@@ -501,10 +501,12 @@ var TreeStyleTabWindowHelper = {
 
 		b.__treestyletab__loadTabs = b.loadTabs;
 		b.loadTabs = function(aURIs, aLoadInBackground, aReplace, ...aArgs) {
+			if (!TreeStyleTabWindowHelper.runningDelayedStartup) { // don't open home tabs as a tree!
 			if (aReplace)
 				this.treeStyleTab.readyToOpenChildTab(this.selectedTab, true);
 			else if (typeof this.treeStyleTab.nextOpenedTabToBeParent == 'undefined')
 				this.treeStyleTab.nextOpenedTabToBeParent = true;
+			}
 
 			var result;
 			var tabs = [];
diff --git a/modules/browser.js b/modules/browser.js
index 2881e39a..e148a998 100644
--- a/modules/browser.js
+++ b/modules/browser.js
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ function TreeStyleTabBrowser(aWindowService, aTabBrowser)
 	this.subTreeMovingCount = 0;
 	this.subTreeChildrenMovingCount = 0;
 	this._treeViewEnabled = true;
+
+	this.nextOpenedTabToBeParent = false;
 }
  
 TreeStyleTabBrowser.prototype = inherit(TreeStyleTabWindow.prototype, {