diff --git a/DependenciesGui/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/DependenciesGui/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 4369f1f3..967cd2ed 100755
--- a/DependenciesGui/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/DependenciesGui/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ public void PopulateRecentFilesMenuItems()
                 return;
             }
 
-
+            // prevent the existing items appear multiple times
+            RecentsItems.Clear();
             foreach (var RecentFilePath in Properties.Settings.Default.RecentFiles)
             {
                 // Ignore empty dummy entries