diff --git a/src/Misc/App.cs b/src/Misc/App.cs
index f4b3005..8b14883 100644
--- a/src/Misc/App.cs
+++ b/src/Misc/App.cs
@@ -272,5 +272,16 @@ namespace mpvnet
             if (File.Exists(dir + "mpvnet.exe") && !File.Exists(dir + "mpvnet.com"))
                 File.Copy(Folder.Startup + "mpvnet.com", dir + "mpvnet.com");
         }
+
+        public static (string Title, string Path) GetTitleAndPath(string input)
+        {
+            if (input.Contains("|"))
+            {
+                var a = input.Split('|');
+                return (a[1], a[0]);
+            }
+
+            return (input, input);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Misc/Commands.cs b/src/Misc/Commands.cs
index 11155ff..eed3815 100644
--- a/src/Misc/Commands.cs
+++ b/src/Misc/Commands.cs
@@ -566,19 +566,12 @@ namespace mpvnet
 
             foreach (string path in App.Settings.RecentFiles)
             {
-                string file = path;
-                string title = path;
-
-                if (title.Contains("|"))
-                {
-                    title = title.Substring(title.IndexOf("|") + 1);
-                    file = file.Substring(0, file.IndexOf("|"));
-                }
+                var file = App.GetTitleAndPath(path);
 
                 CommandPaletteItem item = new CommandPaletteItem()
                 {
-                    Text = title.ShortPath(60),
-                    Action = () => Core.LoadFiles(new[] { file }, true, Control.ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control))
+                    Text = file.Title.ShortPath(60),
+                    Action = () => Core.LoadFiles(new[] { file.Path }, true, Control.ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control))
                 };
 
                 items.Add(item);
diff --git a/src/Misc/MainForm.cs b/src/Misc/MainForm.cs
index dcc5eaf..5bbc89e 100644
--- a/src/Misc/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/Misc/MainForm.cs
@@ -322,20 +322,12 @@ namespace mpvnet
 
                 foreach (string path in App.Settings.RecentFiles)
                 {
-                    string file = path;
-                    string title = path;
-
-                    if (title.Contains("|"))
-                    {
-                        title = title.Substring(title.IndexOf("|") + 1);
-                        file = file.Substring(0, file.IndexOf("|"));
-                    }
-
-                    var mi = MenuHelp.Add(recentMenuItem.Items, title.ShortPath(100));
+                    var file = App.GetTitleAndPath(path);
+                    var mi = MenuHelp.Add(recentMenuItem.Items, file.Title.ShortPath(100));
 
                     if (mi != null)
                         mi.Click += (sender, args) =>
-                            Core.LoadFiles(new[] { file }, true, ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control));
+                            Core.LoadFiles(new[] { file.Path }, true, ModifierKeys.HasFlag(Keys.Control));
                 }
 
                 recentMenuItem.Items.Add(new WpfControls.Separator());