diff --git a/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java b/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java
index f25e6ee..7147d54 100644
--- a/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java
+++ b/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
       progress.update(1);
       md.setMessage("Imported from " + getSourceUri());
       projectConfig.commit(md);
-      projectCache.onCreateProject(getProjectNameKey());
+      projectCache.evict(getProjectNameKey());
     } finally {
       if (md != null) {
         md.close();