diff --git a/src/project/Project.js b/src/project/Project.js
index 0932a174..c39f8d19 100644
--- a/src/project/Project.js
+++ b/src/project/Project.js
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ var Project = PaperScopeItem.extend(/** @lends Project# */{
 		// Unbox project data, as we don't want to create a new project object.
 		if (json[0] === 'Project')
 			json = json[1];
+		this.activate();
 		return Base.importJSON(json);
 	},