diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/ProjectPluginTrackerManager.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/ProjectPluginTrackerManager.kt
index 90829c79dcdb..1ac97045174e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/ProjectPluginTrackerManager.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/ProjectPluginTrackerManager.kt
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ internal class ProjectPluginTrackerManager : SimplePersistentStateComponent<Proj
   }
 
   private fun createPluginTrackerImpl(project: Project): ProjectPluginTracker {
-    val key = project.stateStore.projectWorkspaceId ?: project.name
+    val key = if (project.isDefault) project.name else project.stateStore.projectWorkspaceId ?: project.name
     return ProjectPluginTracker(
       project,
       state.trackers.getOrPut(key) { ProjectPluginTrackerState() }
     )
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}