diff --git a/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/ReloadService.scala b/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/ReloadService.scala
index 419d9136..743a0cc9 100644
--- a/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/ReloadService.scala
+++ b/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/ReloadService.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import io.tofhir.server.repository.mappingContext.MappingContextFolderRepository
 import io.tofhir.server.repository.schema.SchemaFolderRepository
 import io.tofhir.server.repository.terminology.TerminologySystemFolderRepository
 import io.tofhir.engine.Execution.actorSystem.dispatcher
+import io.tofhir.engine.util.FileUtils
+import io.tofhir.server.repository.project.ProjectFolderRepository
 import io.tofhir.server.service.db.FolderDBInitializer
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ class ReloadService(mappingRepository: ProjectMappingFolderRepository,
       mappingJobRepository.reloadJobDefinitions()
       mappingContextRepository.reloadMappingContextDefinitions()
       terminologySystemFolderRepository.reloadTerminologySystems()
+      // Delete projects.json before reload projects
+      folderDBInitializer.removeProjectsJsonFile()
       folderDBInitializer.init()
     }
   }
diff --git a/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/db/FolderDBInitializer.scala b/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/db/FolderDBInitializer.scala
index ece7d041..3e817484 100644
--- a/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/db/FolderDBInitializer.scala
+++ b/tofhir-server/src/main/scala/io/tofhir/server/service/db/FolderDBInitializer.scala
@@ -178,4 +178,14 @@ class FolderDBInitializer(schemaFolderRepository: SchemaFolderRepository,
     projects
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes the projects.json file.
+   */
+  def removeProjectsJsonFile(): Unit = {
+    val file = FileUtils.getPath(ProjectFolderRepository.PROJECTS_JSON).toFile
+    if (file.exists()) {
+      file.delete()
+    }
+  }
+
 }