diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 68c40a6f2b2..8c0c31835f2 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ bool Main::start() {
 	bool noquit=false;
 	bool convert_old=false;
 	bool export_debug=false;
+	bool project_manager_request = false;
 	List<String> args = OS::get_singleton()->get_cmdline_args();
 	for (int i=0;i<args.size();i++) {
 		//parameters that do not have an argument to the right
@@ -1022,6 +1023,8 @@ bool Main::start() {
 			convert_old=true;
 		} else if (args[i]=="-editor" || args[i]=="-e") {
 			editor=true;
+		} else if (args[i] == "-pm" || args[i] == "-project_manager") {
+			project_manager_request = true;
 		} else if (args[i].length() && args[i][0] != '-' && game_path == "") {
 			game_path=args[i];
 		}
@@ -1255,7 +1258,7 @@ bool Main::start() {
 		}
 
 
-		if (game_path!="") {
+		if (game_path!="" && !project_manager_request) {
 
 			String local_game_path=game_path.replace("\\","/");
 
@@ -1462,7 +1465,7 @@ bool Main::start() {
 			};
 		}
 */
-		if (script=="" && test=="" && game_path=="" && !editor) {
+		if (project_manager_request || (script=="" && test=="" && game_path=="" && !editor)) {
 
 			ProjectManager *pmanager = memnew( ProjectManager );
 			sml->get_root()->add_child(pmanager);
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
index b2623a590b0..ea887fe18bb 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -2671,8 +2671,9 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option,bool p_confirmed) {
 			String exec = OS::get_singleton()->get_executable_path();
 
 			List<String> args;
-			args.push_back ( "-path" );
-			args.push_back (exec.get_base_dir() );
+			//args.push_back ( "-path" );
+			//args.push_back (exec.get_base_dir() );
+			args.push_back("-pm");
 
 			OS::ProcessID pid=0;
 			Error err = OS::get_singleton()->execute(exec,args,false,&pid);