diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py
index db75b4f8ee..f373ce6fee 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadNew.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import FreeCAD
 import FreeCADGui
 
-FreeCAD.newDocument()
-FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeView().viewDefaultOrientation()
+FreeCADGui.runCommand('Std_New')
 
 from StartPage import StartPage
 StartPage.postStart()