diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp
index 82deefaa7..87b452f0e 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ namespace hex::prv {
         virtual void drawLoadInterface();
         virtual void drawInterface();
 
-        [[nodiscard]] u32 getID() const {
-            return this->m_id;
-        }
+        [[nodiscard]] u32 getID() const;
+        void setID(u32 id);
 
         [[nodiscard]] virtual nlohmann::json storeSettings(nlohmann::json settings = { }) const;
         virtual void loadSettings(const nlohmann::json &settings);
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/project_file_manager.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/project_file_manager.cpp
index 7b43f5c97..5785758cb 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/project_file_manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/project_file_manager.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ namespace hex {
                 return false;
         }
 
+        for (const auto &provider : ImHexApi::Provider::getProviders()) {
+            ImHexApi::Provider::remove(provider);
+        }
+
         bool result = true;
         for (const auto &handler : ProjectFile::getHandlers()) {
             try {
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
index fe89932e8..4ab7f8675 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
@@ -288,4 +288,15 @@ namespace hex::prv {
             return { Region { address, *nextRegionAddress - address }, insideValidRegion };
     }
 
+
+    u32 Provider::getID() const {
+        return this->m_id;
+    }
+
+    void Provider::setID(u32 id) {
+        this->m_id = id;
+        if (id > s_idCounter)
+            s_idCounter = id + 1;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/main_menu_items.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/main_menu_items.cpp
index fe75ee668..65723765c 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/main_menu_items.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/main_menu_items.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                             path.replace_extension(".hexproj");
                         }
 
-                        if (!ProjectFile::load(path)) {
-                            View::showErrorPopup("hex.builtin.popup.error.project.load"_lang);
+                        if (!ProjectFile::store(path)) {
+                            View::showErrorPopup("hex.builtin.popup.error.project.save"_lang);
                         }
                     });
             }
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers.cpp
index aa7a21892..5cd48cb36 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                          continue;
                      }
 
+                     provider->setID(id);
                      provider->loadSettings(providerSettings["settings"]);
                      if (!provider->open() || !provider->isAvailable() || !provider->isReadable())
                          success = false;