diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js
index fd2adf05f..290b692c3 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ var RED = (function() {
                         $("#red-ui-palette > .red-ui-palette-spinner").hide();
                         $(".red-ui-palette-scroll").removeClass("hide");
                         $("#red-ui-palette-search").removeClass("hide");
-                        loadFlows(function() {
-                            if (RED.settings.theme("projects.enabled",false)) {
-                                RED.projects.refresh(function(activeProject) {
+                        if (RED.settings.theme("projects.enabled",false)) {
+                            RED.projects.refresh(function(activeProject) {
+                                loadFlows(function() {
                                     RED.sidebar.info.refresh()
                                     if (!activeProject) {
                                         // Projects enabled but no active project
@@ -140,12 +140,14 @@ var RED = (function() {
                                     }
                                     completeLoad();
                                 });
-                            } else {
+                            });
+                        } else {
+                            loadFlows(function() {
                                 // Projects disabled by the user
                                 RED.sidebar.info.refresh()
                                 completeLoad();
-                            }
-                        });
+                            });
+                        }
                     } else {
                         var config = configs.shift();
                         appendNodeConfig(config,stepConfig);
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
index da54a81c8..001429067 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
@@ -2312,6 +2312,7 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
             if (data.active) {
                 $.getJSON("projects/"+data.active, function(project) {
                     activeProject = project;
+                    RED.events.emit("projects:load",activeProject);
                     RED.sidebar.versionControl.refresh(true);
                     if (done) {
                         done(activeProject);