diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp
index f9e3282c801..333ce8d4623 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ namespace hal
             QMessageBox::warning(qApp->activeWindow(),"Aborted", "Cannot create project <" + projdir + ">, no gate library selected");
             return;
         }
+        gPluginRelay->mGuiPluginTable->loadFeature(FacExtensionInterface::FacGatelibParser,"."+QFileInfo(gatelib).suffix());
         GateLibrary* glib = gate_library_manager::load(gatelib.toStdString());
         if (!glib)
         {