diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index 1cfd4ee8d535ed54e53eb5287686f4aa2026f0ca..5bd18688fb37ff6b972de823cafd5926f235f469 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -7796,10 +7796,13 @@ impl Project {
                     }
 
                     let buffer_id = BufferId::new(state.id)?;
-                    let buffer = cx.new_model(|_| {
-                        Buffer::from_proto(this.replica_id(), this.capability(), state, buffer_file)
-                            .unwrap()
-                    });
+                    let buffer = Buffer::from_proto(
+                        this.replica_id(),
+                        this.capability(),
+                        state,
+                        buffer_file,
+                    )?;
+                    let buffer = cx.new_model(|_| buffer);
                     this.incomplete_remote_buffers
                         .insert(buffer_id, Some(buffer));
                 }