'Open recent' no longer works

I regularly have to switch between catalogs whilst working and until the beginning of the year I would simply go to file>open recent, select the catalog I wish to use, the app would quit and reboot using the chosen catalog. Now I select the catalog to open and nothing happens. I initially assumed it was because I was on an older mac with a really outdated version but its still happening on my new mac with the latest version. I have to quit the app and locate the catalog and launch from there. Anyone know how to resolve this issue? Thanks