diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java b/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java
index acb26e4e0..267f69165 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ public Map<String, String> getRemoteProjects(@Nullable String maybeConnectionId)
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("No server configuration found with ID '%s'", connectionId));
     }
     var progress = new NoOpProgressFacade();
-    var engine = getOrCreateConnectedEngine(connectionId, serverConfiguration, false, progress)
+    var engine = getOrCreateConnectedEngine(connectionId, serverConfiguration, true, progress)
       .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("No connected engine found with ID '%s'", connectionId)));
     try {
       return engine.downloadAllProjects(serverConfiguration.getEndpointParams(), serverConfiguration.getHttpClient(), progress.asCoreMonitor())