diff --git a/resources/qml/OpenFilesIncludingProjectsDialog.qml b/resources/qml/OpenFilesIncludingProjectsDialog.qml
index af8fb9e05f..c8df7b69a2 100644
--- a/resources/qml/OpenFilesIncludingProjectsDialog.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/OpenFilesIncludingProjectsDialog.qml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ UM.Dialog
 
         var meshName = backgroundItem.getMeshName(projectFile.toString());
         backgroundItem.hasMesh(decodeURIComponent(meshName));
+        // always update the job name with the loaded project
+        PrintInformation.setBaseName(meshName);
     }
 
     function loadModelFiles(fileUrls)