diff --git a/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.cpp b/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.cpp
index e42e1178f..19e07a7c7 100644
--- a/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.cpp
+++ b/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.cpp
@@ -70,11 +70,15 @@ void ElementsCollectionWidget::expandFirstItems()
  * @param project
  */
 void ElementsCollectionWidget::addProject(QETProject *project) {
-	m_model->addProject(project);
+	if (m_model)
+		m_model->addProject(project);
+	else
+		m_waiting_project.append(project);
 }
 
 void ElementsCollectionWidget::removeProject(QETProject *project) {
-	m_model->removeProject(project);
+	if (m_model)
+		m_model->removeProject(project);
 }
 
 bool ElementsCollectionWidget::event(QEvent *event)
@@ -443,6 +447,12 @@ void ElementsCollectionWidget::reload()
 	new_model->addCommonCollection(false);
 	new_model->addCustomCollection(false);
 
+	if (!m_waiting_project.isEmpty()) {
+		foreach(QETProject *prj, m_waiting_project)
+			new_model->addProject(prj, false);
+		m_waiting_project.clear();
+	}
+
 	if (m_model)
 		foreach (QETProject *project, m_model->project())
 			new_model->addProject(project, false);
diff --git a/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.h b/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.h
index e8d5c849b..dc8194789 100644
--- a/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.h
+++ b/sources/ElementsCollection/elementscollectionwidget.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class ElementsCollectionWidget : public QWidget
 				*m_show_all_dir;
 
 		bool m_first_show = true;
+		QList<QETProject *> m_waiting_project;
 };
 
 #endif // ELEMENTSCOLLECTIONWIDGET_H