diff --git a/internal/core/project.go b/internal/core/project.go
index b44609f6f..c27474ac6 100644
--- a/internal/core/project.go
+++ b/internal/core/project.go
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func (p *Project) Boxes() (bc core.BoxCollection, err error) {
 
 // Config implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) Config() (*vagrant_plugin_sdk.Vagrantfile_Vagrantfile, error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	return p.project.Configuration, nil
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ func (p *Project) DefaultProvider() (name string, err error) {
 
 // Home implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) Home() (dir path.Path, err error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	return path.NewPath(p.project.Path), nil
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ func (p *Project) PrimaryTargetName() (name string, err error) {
 
 // Resource implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) ResourceId() (string, error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	return p.project.ResourceId, nil
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +165,6 @@ func (p *Project) Target(nameOrId string) (core.Target, error) {
 
 // TargetIds implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) TargetIds() ([]string, error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	var ids []string
 	for _, t := range p.project.Targets {
 		ids = append(ids, t.ResourceId)
@@ -183,7 +179,6 @@ func (p *Project) TargetIndex() (index core.TargetIndex, err error) {
 
 // TargetNames implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) TargetNames() ([]string, error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	var names []string
 	for _, t := range p.project.Targets {
 		names = append(names, t.Name)
@@ -203,21 +198,18 @@ func (p *Project) UI() (terminal.UI, error) {
 
 // VagrantfileName implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) VagrantfileName() (name string, err error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	fullPath := path.NewPath(p.project.Configuration.Path)
 	return fullPath.Base().String(), nil
 }
 
 // VagrantfilePath implements core.Project
 func (p *Project) VagrantfilePath() (pp path.Path, err error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	pp = path.NewPath(p.project.Configuration.Path).Parent()
 	return
 }
 
 // Targets
 func (p *Project) Targets() ([]core.Target, error) {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	var targets []core.Target
 	for _, ref := range p.project.Targets {
 		t, err := p.LoadTarget(WithTargetRef(ref))
@@ -231,7 +223,6 @@ func (p *Project) Targets() ([]core.Target, error) {
 
 // Custom name defined for this project
 func (p *Project) Name() string {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	return p.project.Name
 }
 
@@ -298,7 +289,6 @@ func (p *Project) Client() *serverclient.VagrantClient {
 
 // Ref returns the project ref for API calls.
 func (p *Project) Ref() interface{} {
-	p.refreshProject()
 	return &vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Project{
 		ResourceId: p.project.ResourceId,
 		Name:       p.project.Name,
@@ -508,15 +498,16 @@ func (p *Project) InitTargets() (err error) {
 		updated = true
 	}
 
-	if !updated {
-		return
+	if updated {
+		// If targets have been updated then refresh the project. This is required
+		// since upserting targets will also update the project to have a reference
+		// to the new targets.
+		err = p.refreshProject()
 	}
-
-	err = p.refreshProject()
 	return
 }
 
-// Get's the latest project from the DB and caches is
+// Get's the latest project from the DB
 func (p *Project) refreshProject() (err error) {
 	result, err := p.Client().FindProject(p.ctx,
 		&vagrant_server.FindProjectRequest{