diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e318315..c81612c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         - **.PATCH**: Pull Request Title (PR Author) [PR Number](Link to PR)
 -->
 #### 6.7
+- **.3**: Fix vsplit to not open empty buffers when opening previously closed file (AwkwardKore) [#1098](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1098)
 - **.2**: Fix infinity loop (on winvim) in FindParentVCSRoot (Eugenij-W) [#1095](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1095)
 - **.1**: File Move: Escape existing directory name when looking for open files. (PhilRunninger) [#1094](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1094)
 - **.0**: Open the parent directory when revealing a non-existent file with :NERDTreeFind (bouk) [#1090](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1090)
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/opener.vim b/lib/nerdtree/opener.vim
index d8dba34..0d9f9ba 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/opener.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/opener.vim
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function! s:Opener._newVSplit()
     endif
 
     call nerdtree#exec('wincmd p', 1)
-    call nerdtree#exec('vnew', 1)
+    call nerdtree#exec('vsplit', 1)
 
     let l:currentWindowNumber = winnr()