diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index dfcf2b7c..f01e8832 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ class Controller:
         for c in data["computes"]:
             yield from self.add_compute(**c)
 
-        # Preload the list of projects from disk
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def load_projects(self):
+        """
+        Preload the list of projects from disk
+        """
         server_config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")
         projects_path = os.path.expanduser(server_config.get("projects_path", "~/GNS3/projects"))
         os.makedirs(projects_path, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/gns3server/web/web_server.py b/gns3server/web/web_server.py
index 1c29282a..736253d8 100644
--- a/gns3server/web/web_server.py
+++ b/gns3server/web/web_server.py
@@ -292,10 +292,15 @@ class WebServer:
         log.info("Starting server on {}:{}".format(self._host, self._port))
         self._handler = app.make_handler(handler=RequestHandler)
         server = self._run_application(self._handler, ssl_context)
+
         self._loop.run_until_complete(server)
         self._signal_handling()
         self._exit_handling()
 
+        # Now the compute is initialized we can load the projects
+        if server_config.getboolean("controller"):
+            asyncio.async(Controller.instance().load_projects())
+
         if server_config.getboolean("shell"):
             asyncio.async(self.start_shell())
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_controller.py b/tests/controller/test_controller.py
index 91ba9f8b..a846cba1 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_controller.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_controller.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_load_projects(controller, projects_dir, async_run):
     with open(os.path.join(projects_dir, "project1", "project1.gns3"), "w+") as f:
         f.write("")
     with asyncio_patch("gns3server.controller.Controller.load_project") as mock_load_project:
-        async_run(controller.load())
+        async_run(controller.load_projects())
     mock_load_project.assert_called_with(os.path.join(projects_dir, "project1", "project1.gns3"), load=False)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_project.py b/tests/controller/test_project.py
index 7f073be8..7747ff36 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_project.py
@@ -506,4 +506,3 @@ def test_suspend_all(project, async_run):
     compute.post = AsyncioMagicMock()
     async_run(project.suspend_all())
     assert len(compute.post.call_args_list) == 10
-