diff --git a/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog b/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog
index 9f80c6784..3e73cb9f0 100644
--- a/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/default-applications/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-08-21  Philip Withnall <bugzilla@tecnocode.co.uk>
+
+	* gnome-default-applications.xml.in: use new -new-tab and -new-window
+	arguments instead of -remote for Firefox tab and window commands.
+	Closes bug #393204.
+
 2007-08-17  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	Patch by: Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>
diff --git a/capplets/default-applications/gnome-default-applications.xml.in b/capplets/default-applications/gnome-default-applications.xml.in
index bfa7b1d41..9fa38ca48 100644
--- a/capplets/default-applications/gnome-default-applications.xml.in
+++ b/capplets/default-applications/gnome-default-applications.xml.in
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
       <icon-name>firefox</icon-name>
       <run-in-terminal>false</run-in-terminal>
       <netscape-remote>true</netscape-remote>
-      <tab-command>firefox -remote "openurl(%s,new-tab)"</tab-command>
-      <win-command>firefox -remote "openurl(%s,new-window)"</win-command>
+      <tab-command>firefox -new-tab "%s"</tab-command>
+      <win-command>firefox -new-window "%s"</win-command>
     </web-browser>
     <web-browser>
       <_name>Iceweasel</_name>