diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts
index 70f2a573cf..b2d2fcd398 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/databaseProjectTreeViewProvider.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class SqlDatabaseProjectTreeViewProvider implements vscode.TreeDataProvid
 		this.treeView = value;
 	}
 
-	public async focus(project: Project) {
+	public async focus(project: Project): Promise<void> {
 		const projNode = this.roots.find(x => x instanceof ProjectRootTreeItem ? (<ProjectRootTreeItem>x).project === project : false);
 
 		if (projNode) {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
index b8f66ee4f2..e89c6ce08e 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default class MainController implements Disposable {
 					await this.projectsController.openProject(file);
 				}
 
-				this.projectsController.focusProject(this.projectsController.projects[prevCount]); // focus the first of the newly-opened projects
+				await this.projectsController.focusProject(this.projectsController.projects[prevCount]); // focus the first of the newly-opened projects
 			}
 		}
 		catch (err) {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
index a5080afe4a..9cb3fe5230 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ export class ProjectsController {
 		return newProject;
 	}
 
-	public async focusProject(project?: Project) {
+	public async focusProject(project?: Project): Promise<void> {
 		if (project && this.projects.includes(project)) {
 			await this.apiWrapper.executeCommand('sqlDatabaseProjectsView.focus');
-			this.projectTreeViewProvider.focus(project);
+			await this.projectTreeViewProvider.focus(project);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ export class ProjectsController {
 			//Refresh project to show the added files
 			this.refreshProjectsTree();
 
-			this.focusProject(project);
+			await this.focusProject(project);
 		}
 		catch (err) {
 			this.apiWrapper.showErrorMessage(utils.getErrorMessage(err));