diff --git a/src/u_dubproject.pas b/src/u_dubproject.pas
index 3bb0f28d..8a41f550 100644
--- a/src/u_dubproject.pas
+++ b/src/u_dubproject.pas
@@ -1374,6 +1374,8 @@ begin
   begin
     lst.Clear;
     listFiles(lst, pth, true);
+    if lst.Count > 0 then
+      fImportPaths.Add(pth);
     for abs in lst do
       if isDlangCompilable(abs.extractFileExt) then
         fSrcs.Add(patchPlateformPath(ExtractRelativepath(fBasePath, abs)));
@@ -1884,9 +1886,9 @@ procedure TDubProject.updateFields;
 begin
   updatePackageNameFromJson;
   udpateConfigsFromJson;
+  updateImportPathsFromJson;
   updateSourcesFromJson;
   updateTargetKindFromJson;
-  updateImportPathsFromJson;
   updateOutputNameFromJson;
 end;