diff --git a/src/project.coffee b/src/project.coffee
index f7f1eb498..b1c939905 100644
--- a/src/project.coffee
+++ b/src/project.coffee
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class Project extends Model
 
     if Grim.includeDeprecatedAPIs and path?
       Grim.deprecate("Pass 'paths' array instead of 'path' to project constructor")
-    paths ?= _.compact([path])
 
+    paths ?= _.compact([path])
     @setPaths(paths)
 
   destroyed: ->