diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/NewProjectUtil.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/NewProjectUtil.java
index 31c8b4da9b64..d4f8324e454b 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/NewProjectUtil.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/NewProjectUtil.java
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ public class NewProjectUtil {
 
       if (projectBuilder != null) {
         projectBuilder.commit(newProject, null, ModulesProvider.EMPTY_MODULES_PROVIDER);
-        newProject.save();
       }
 
       final boolean need2OpenProjectStructure = projectBuilder == null || projectBuilder.isOpenProjectSettingsAfter();
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ public class NewProjectUtil {
         
         projectManager.openProject(newProject);
       }
+      newProject.save();
     }
     finally {
       if (projectBuilder != null) {