From e242f548166fa93f96c537a0ff6d462f043febe7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 22:12:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix crash trying to create a new board.

---
 pcbnew/files.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pcbnew/files.cpp b/pcbnew/files.cpp
index 174c88e7ff..b10ee3b8bd 100644
--- a/pcbnew/files.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/files.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,10 @@ bool PCB_EDIT_FRAME::OpenProjectFiles( const std::vector<wxString>& aFileSet, in
     // No save prompt (we already prompted above), and only reset to a new blank board if new
     Clear_Pcb( false, !is_new );
 
-    IO_MGR::PCB_FILE_T pluginType = IO_MGR::FindPluginTypeFromBoardPath( fullFileName, aCtl );
+    IO_MGR::PCB_FILE_T pluginType = IO_MGR::KICAD_SEXP;
+
+    if( !is_new )
+        pluginType = IO_MGR::FindPluginTypeFromBoardPath( fullFileName, aCtl );
 
     if( pluginType == IO_MGR::FILE_TYPE_NONE )
         return false;