diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
index 5a39fa5a..7f223075 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class Presenter implements IPlugInPort {
 
   public static final int ICON_SIZE = 32;
 
-  private static final int MAX_RECENT_FILES = 5;
+  private static final int MAX_RECENT_FILES = 10;
 
   private Project currentProject;
   private Map<String, List<ComponentType>> componentTypes;