diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index afbfa5af0a37..234edb7377db 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -5644,7 +5644,7 @@ void QgisApp::fileOpenAfterLaunch()
   }
 
   // Is this a storage based project?
-  const bool projectIsFromStorage { QgsApplication::instance()->projectStorageRegistry()->projectStorageFromUri( projPath )  };
+  const bool projectIsFromStorage { QgsApplication::instance()->projectStorageRegistry()->projectStorageFromUri( projPath ) != nullptr };
 
   if ( !projectIsFromStorage &&
        !projPath.endsWith( QLatin1String( ".qgs" ), Qt::CaseInsensitive ) &&