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diff --git a/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java b/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java
index bc76e42..06c31a4 100755
--- a/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ public class FileLoader implements Runnable
   public void updateRecentlyOpened()
   {
     Vector recent = new Vector();
-
+    if (protocol.equals(FormatAdapter.PASTE))
+    {
+      // do nothing if the file was pasted in as text... there is no filename to refer to it as.
+      return;
+    }
     String type = protocol.equals(FormatAdapter.FILE) ? "RECENT_FILE"
             : "RECENT_URL";