diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
index f75566bb048e4897c45dc13f948080352f8f99e8..48f2763d25aea056843772cffc916c0a9dc4ad20 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcome/page/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class WelcomePage {
 	}
 
 	public openEditor() {
-		return this.editorService.openEditor(this.editorInput, { pinned: true }, Position.ONE);
+		return this.editorService.openEditor(this.editorInput, { pinned: false }, Position.ONE);
 	}
 
 	private onReady(container: HTMLElement, recentlyOpened: TPromise<{ files: string[]; workspaces: (IWorkspaceIdentifier | ISingleFolderWorkspaceIdentifier)[]; }>, installedExtensions: TPromise<IExtensionStatus[]>): void {