diff --git a/frontend/components/projects/ProjectTile.tsx b/frontend/components/projects/ProjectTile.tsx
index 12d0d692..66b69354 100644
--- a/frontend/components/projects/ProjectTile.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/projects/ProjectTile.tsx
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ const ProjectTile: React.FC<ProjectProp> = ({
    */
   useEffect(() => {
     if (JSON.stringify(projectInput) != JSON.stringify(myProjectBase)) {
+      setLoading(true);
       setMyProjectBase(projectInput as ProjectBase);
     } else {
       controller2.abort();
@@ -361,7 +362,6 @@ const ProjectTile: React.FC<ProjectProp> = ({
    * myProjectBase gets set to projectInput at the start.
    */
   useEffect(() => {
-    setLoading(true);
     controller.abort();
     controller = new AbortController();
     const signal = controller.signal;