diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index 104b17961d6..869fef23a55 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::save_custom(const String &p_path, const CustomMap &p_cust
 		}
 	}
 	// Check for the existence of a csproj file.
-	if (_csproj_exists(get_resource_path())) {
+	if (_csproj_exists(p_path.get_base_dir())) {
 		// If there is a csproj file, add the C# feature if it doesn't already exist.
 		if (!project_features.has("C#")) {
 			project_features.append("C#");
@@ -1568,6 +1568,14 @@ ProjectSettings::ProjectSettings() {
 	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->add_hidden_prefix("input/");
 }
 
-ProjectSettings::~ProjectSettings() {
-	singleton = nullptr;
+ProjectSettings::ProjectSettings(const String &p_path) {
+	if (load_custom(p_path) == OK) {
+		project_loaded = true;
+	}
+}
+
+ProjectSettings::~ProjectSettings() {
+	if (singleton == this) {
+		singleton = nullptr;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.h b/core/config/project_settings.h
index 1bad76acb10..922c88c1513 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.h
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 	ProjectSettings();
+	ProjectSettings(const String &p_path);
 	~ProjectSettings();
 };
 
diff --git a/editor/project_manager.cpp b/editor/project_manager.cpp
index 70cef0e345a..4fe91d1cc51 100644
--- a/editor/project_manager.cpp
+++ b/editor/project_manager.cpp
@@ -802,18 +802,20 @@ void ProjectManager::_apply_project_tags() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	ConfigFile cfg;
 	const String project_godot = project_list->get_selected_projects()[0].path.path_join("project.godot");
-	Error err = cfg.load(project_godot);
-	if (err != OK) {
-		tag_edit_error->set_text(vformat(TTR("Couldn't load project at '%s' (error %d). It may be missing or corrupted."), project_godot, err));
+	ProjectSettings *cfg = memnew(ProjectSettings(project_godot));
+	if (!cfg->is_project_loaded()) {
+		memdelete(cfg);
+		tag_edit_error->set_text(vformat(TTR("Couldn't load project at '%s'. It may be missing or corrupted."), project_godot));
 		tag_edit_error->show();
 		callable_mp((Window *)tag_manage_dialog, &Window::show).call_deferred(); // Make sure the dialog does not disappear.
 		return;
 	} else {
 		tags.sort();
-		cfg.set_value("application", "config/tags", tags);
-		err = cfg.save(project_godot);
+		cfg->set("application/config/tags", tags);
+		Error err = cfg->save_custom(project_godot);
+		memdelete(cfg);
+
 		if (err != OK) {
 			tag_edit_error->set_text(vformat(TTR("Couldn't save project at '%s' (error %d)."), project_godot, err));
 			tag_edit_error->show();