diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaEclipseFileNameTools.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaEclipseFileNameTools.cpp
index 5e7a11869c..cf3efd6918 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaEclipseFileNameTools.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaEclipseFileNameTools.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ std::vector<QString> RiaEclipseFileNameTools::findSummaryFileCandidates()
     auto smryCandidate  = relatedFilePath( EclipseFileType::ECLIPSE_SMSPEC );
     auto esmryCandidate = relatedFilePath( EclipseFileType::ECLIPSE_ESMRY );
 
+    if ( !smryCandidate.isEmpty() && !esmryCandidate.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        // If both files exist, we prefer the SMSPEC file
+        esmryCandidate = "";
+    }
+
     return { smryCandidate, esmryCandidate };
 }