diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/ifc.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/ifc.py
index ae680ea15a..4cbdeb0982 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/ifc.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/ifc.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class IfcStore:
             if IfcStore.path:
                 try:
                     IfcStore.load_file(IfcStore.path)
+                    tool.Ifc.after_file_loaded()
                 except Exception as e:
                     print(f"Failed to load file {IfcStore.path}. Error details: {e}")
         return IfcStore.file
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class IfcStore:
             IfcStore.file = ifcopenshell.open(path, should_stream=True)
         else:
             IfcStore.file = ifcopenshell.open(path)
+        tool.Ifc.after_file_loaded()
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_schema() -> ifcopenshell.ifcopenshell_wrapper.schema_definition:
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/project/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/project/operator.py
index 72d86b4196..259f65fc0a 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/project/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/project/operator.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ class CreateProject(bpy.types.Operator):
         core.create_project(
             tool.Ifc, tool.Georeference, tool.Project, tool.Spatial, schema=props.export_schema, template=template
         )
-        bonsai.bim.schema.reload(tool.Ifc.get().schema_identifier)
         tool.Blender.register_toolbar()
 
     def rollback(self, data):
@@ -1072,7 +1071,6 @@ class LoadProjectElements(bpy.types.Operator):
     def execute(self, context):
         self.props = tool.Project.get_project_props()
         self.file = tool.Ifc.get()
-        bonsai.bim.schema.reload(self.file.schema_identifier)
         start = time.time()
         logger = logging.getLogger("ImportIFC")
         path_log = tool.Blender.get_data_dir_path("process.log")
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
index 7f4b14bc02..70095d8d19 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/ifc.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import ifcopenshell.util.schema
 import bonsai.core.tool
 import bonsai.bim.handler
+import bonsai.bim.schema
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 from pathlib import Path
 from bonsai.bim.ifc import IfcStore, IFC_CONNECTED_TYPE
@@ -61,11 +62,17 @@ class Ifc(bonsai.core.tool.Ifc):
     @classmethod
     def set(cls, ifc: ifcopenshell.file) -> None:
         IfcStore.file = ifc
+        cls.after_file_loaded()
 
     @classmethod
     def get(cls) -> ifcopenshell.file:
         return IfcStore.get_file()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def after_file_loaded(cls) -> None:
+        assert IfcStore.file
+        bonsai.bim.schema.reload(IfcStore.file.schema_identifier)
+
     @classmethod
     def set_path(cls, value: str) -> None:
         bim_props = tool.Blender.get_bim_props()