diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt
index a2780ce722b3..b29e01341be0 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const val PROJECT_FILE = "\$PROJECT_FILE$"
 const val PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR = "\$PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR$"
 
 val IProjectStore.nameFile: Path
-  get() = Paths.get(projectBasePath, Project.DIRECTORY_STORE_FOLDER, ProjectImpl.NAME_FILE)
+  get() = Paths.get(directoryStorePath, ProjectImpl.NAME_FILE)
 
 internal val PROJECT_FILE_STORAGE_ANNOTATION = FileStorageAnnotation(PROJECT_FILE, false)
 internal val DEPRECATED_PROJECT_FILE_STORAGE_ANNOTATION = FileStorageAnnotation(PROJECT_FILE, true)