diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
index c608757e0c..29c7283337 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "document.hpp"
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <fstream>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
@@ -2218,16 +2219,18 @@ CSMDoc::Document::Document (const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration,
 
     if (!boost::filesystem::exists (mProjectPath))
     {
-        boost::filesystem::path locCustomFiltersPath (configuration.getUserDataPath());
-        locCustomFiltersPath /= "defaultfilters";
+        boost::filesystem::path customFiltersPath (configuration.getUserDataPath());
+        customFiltersPath /= "defaultfilters";
 
-        if (boost::filesystem::exists (locCustomFiltersPath))
+        std::ofstream destination (mProjectPath.string().c_str(), std::ios::binary);
+
+        if (boost::filesystem::exists (customFiltersPath))
         {
-            boost::filesystem::copy_file (locCustomFiltersPath, mProjectPath);
+            destination << std::ifstream(customFiltersPath.c_str(), std::ios::binary).rdbuf();
         }
         else
         {
-            boost::filesystem::copy_file (mResDir / "defaultfilters", mProjectPath);
+            destination << std::ifstream(std::string(mResDir.string() + "/defaultfilters").c_str(), std::ios::binary).rdbuf();
         }
     }