diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index f2bd5fd..0f9a0a8 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -906,5 +906,6 @@ void ContentManager::updateLibraryFromDir(QString monitorDir)
 
 void ContentManager::handleDisappearedZimFile(QString bookId)
 {
-    mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(bookId);
+    if (!KiwixApp::instance()->getTabWidget()->getTabZimIds().contains(bookId))
+        mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(bookId);
 }
diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.cpp b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
index 878824f..2df37e8 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.cpp
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ void KiwixApp::init()
         mp_manager->asyncUpdateLibraryFromDir(monitorDir);
     });
 
-    setupDirectoryMonitoring();
-
+    /* Restore Tabs before directory monitoring to ensure we know what tabs user had. */
     restoreTabs();
     restoreWindowState();
+    setupDirectoryMonitoring();
 }
 
 void KiwixApp::setupDirectoryMonitoring()
diff --git a/src/tabbar.cpp b/src/tabbar.cpp
index 421b49d..0cb1586 100644
--- a/src/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/tabbar.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,15 @@ QStringList TabBar::getTabUrls() const {
     return idList;
 }
 
+QStringList TabBar::getTabZimIds() const
+{ 
+    QStringList idList;
+    for (int index = 0; index <= mp_stackedWidget->count(); index++)
+        if (ZimView* zv = qobject_cast<ZimView*>(mp_stackedWidget->widget(index)))
+            idList.push_back(zv->getWebView()->zimId());
+    return idList;
+}
+
 void TabBar::closeTab(int index)
 {
     // The first and last tabs (i.e. the library tab and the + (new tab) button)
diff --git a/src/tabbar.h b/src/tabbar.h
index f830351..9310756 100644
--- a/src/tabbar.h
+++ b/src/tabbar.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
     void openFindInPageBar();
     void closeTabsByZimId(const QString &id);
     QStringList getTabUrls() const;
+    QStringList getTabZimIds() const;
 
 protected:
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);