diff --git a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index c8b7295f54..8da507538e 100644
--- a/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Projects/ProjectsEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace ProjectsEditor.ViewModels
     {
         private ProjectsEditorIO _projectsEditorIO;
 
-        public ObservableCollection<Project> Projects { get; set; }
+        public ObservableCollection<Project> Projects { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<Project>();
 
         public IEnumerable<Project> ProjectsView
         {