diff --git a/engine/language-server/src/main/scala/org/enso/languageserver/requesthandler/refactoring/RenameProjectHandler.scala b/engine/language-server/src/main/scala/org/enso/languageserver/requesthandler/refactoring/RenameProjectHandler.scala
index bdfa06d1a79e..8424cdc188c8 100644
--- a/engine/language-server/src/main/scala/org/enso/languageserver/requesthandler/refactoring/RenameProjectHandler.scala
+++ b/engine/language-server/src/main/scala/org/enso/languageserver/requesthandler/refactoring/RenameProjectHandler.scala
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class RenameProjectHandler(timeout: FiniteDuration, runtimeConnector: ActorRef)
           _,
           Api.ProjectRenamed(oldNormalizedName, newNormalizedName, newName)
         ) =>
+      replyTo ! ResponseResult(RenameProject, id, Unused)
       context.system.eventStream.publish(
         RefactoringProtocol.ProjectRenamedNotification(
           oldNormalizedName,
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ class RenameProjectHandler(timeout: FiniteDuration, runtimeConnector: ActorRef)
           newName
         )
       )
-      replyTo ! ResponseResult(RenameProject, id, Unused)
       cancellable.cancel()
       context.stop(self)