Bookmark "Open all in tabs" deletes all current tabs

Fresh install of Firefox 29
I have several submenu's of bookmark categories. With Firefox 28 I used to open a blank tab, go to a bookmark subcategory and "Open all in tabs", and the blank tab would be replaced with the several pages I had listed in the bookmark subcategory. All my existing tabs except the blank tab would remain on my tab bar.
Except now, they didn't. All my tabs gone, replaced by the bookmarks I just opened. Yes I can probably find the original in history, etc. but that's not the point. Why are tabs being deleted like this? I consider tab loss a very serious issue, it's akin to data loss, which is not really acceptable.

No, the tabs disappear from the drop down arrow as well.
Settings:
Open links that open in a new window in: New Tab
[x]Warn me when closing multiple tabs
[] Warn me when closing window with multiple tabs
[x]Warn me when closing window with protected tabs
[x]Warn me when opening multiple tabs might slow down Firefox
[x]Don't load tabs until selected
[]When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately
[]Show tab previews in the Windows taskbar
Hide the tab bar: Never
Though I don't see that ANY of these settings have anything to do with this issue at all.

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