diff --git a/internal/runbits/buildscript/file.go b/internal/runbits/buildscript/file.go
index e5cecf8f1f..b950abcbbc 100644
--- a/internal/runbits/buildscript/file.go
+++ b/internal/runbits/buildscript/file.go
@@ -37,7 +37,18 @@ func ScriptFromFile(path string) (*buildscript.BuildScript, error) {
 		}
 		return nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not read build script from file")
 	}
-	return buildscript.Unmarshal(data)
+
+	script, err := buildscript.Unmarshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not unmarshal build script")
+	}
+
+	err = checkoutinfo.UpdateProject(script, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not update project file")
+	}
+
+	return script, nil
 }
 
 func Initialize(path, owner, project, branch string, auth *authentication.Auth) error {
diff --git a/pkg/checkoutinfo/checkoutinfo.go b/pkg/checkoutinfo/checkoutinfo.go
index 2788fff471..62b3bef482 100644
--- a/pkg/checkoutinfo/checkoutinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/checkoutinfo/checkoutinfo.go
@@ -112,3 +112,18 @@ func updateBuildScript() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func UpdateProject(script *buildscript.BuildScript, dir string) error {
+	err := setupProject(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errs.Wrap(err, "Could not setup project")
+	}
+
+	proj.Source().Project = script.ProjectURL()
+	err = proj.Source().Save(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errs.Wrap(err, "Could not update project")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}