diff --git a/src/features/creators/autoFindProjects.ts b/src/features/creators/autoFindProjects.ts
index 3c7fd828..d0e27bec 100644
--- a/src/features/creators/autoFindProjects.ts
+++ b/src/features/creators/autoFindProjects.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { Uri } from 'vscode';
-import { showErrorMessage, showQuickPickWithButtons, showWarningMessage } from '../../common/window.apis';
-import { ProjectCreatorString } from '../../common/localize';
 import { PythonProject, PythonProjectCreator, PythonProjectCreatorOptions } from '../../api';
-import { PythonProjectManager } from '../../internal.api';
-import { findFiles } from '../../common/workspace.apis';
+import { ProjectCreatorString } from '../../common/localize';
 import { traceInfo } from '../../common/logging';
+import { showErrorMessage, showQuickPickWithButtons, showWarningMessage } from '../../common/window.apis';
+import { findFiles } from '../../common/workspace.apis';
+import { PythonProjectManager, PythonProjectsImpl } from '../../internal.api';
 
 function getUniqueUri(uris: Uri[]): {
     label: string;
@@ -96,11 +96,9 @@ export class AutoFindProjects implements PythonProjectCreator {
             traceInfo('User cancelled project selection.');
             return;
         }
-
-        const projects = projectUris.map((uri) => ({
-            name: path.basename(uri.fsPath),
-            uri,
-        })) as PythonProject[];
+        const projects = projectUris.map(
+            (uri) => new PythonProjectsImpl(path.basename(uri.fsPath), uri),
+        ) as PythonProject[];
         // Add the projects to the project manager
         this.pm.add(projects);
         return projects;
diff --git a/src/features/creators/existingProjects.ts b/src/features/creators/existingProjects.ts
index b30df92b..e54808d9 100644
--- a/src/features/creators/existingProjects.ts
+++ b/src/features/creators/existingProjects.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
+import { Uri, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
 import { PythonProject, PythonProjectCreator, PythonProjectCreatorOptions } from '../../api';
 import { ProjectCreatorString } from '../../common/localize';
+import { traceInfo, traceLog } from '../../common/logging';
 import { showOpenDialog, showWarningMessage } from '../../common/window.apis';
-import { PythonProjectManager } from '../../internal.api';
-import { traceInfo } from '../../common/logging';
-import { Uri, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
-import { traceLog } from '../../common/logging';
+import { PythonProjectManager, PythonProjectsImpl } from '../../internal.api';
 
 export class ExistingProjects implements PythonProjectCreator {
     public readonly name = 'existingProjects';
@@ -90,10 +89,9 @@ export class ExistingProjects implements PythonProjectCreator {
             }
             return;
         } else {
-            const projects = resultsInWorkspace.map((uri) => ({
-                name: path.basename(uri.fsPath),
-                uri,
-            })) as PythonProject[];
+            const projects = resultsInWorkspace.map(
+                (uri) => new PythonProjectsImpl(path.basename(uri.fsPath), uri),
+            ) as PythonProject[];
             // Add the projects to the project manager
             this.pm.add(projects);
             return projects;
diff --git a/src/features/projectManager.ts b/src/features/projectManager.ts
index 9b9ebce4..58b477a0 100644
--- a/src/features/projectManager.ts
+++ b/src/features/projectManager.ts
@@ -113,12 +113,19 @@ export class PythonProjectManagerImpl implements PythonProjectManager {
         const defaultEnvManager = globalConfig.get<string>('defaultEnvManager', DEFAULT_ENV_MANAGER_ID);
         const defaultPkgManager = globalConfig.get<string>('defaultPackageManager', DEFAULT_PACKAGE_MANAGER_ID);
 
-        _projects.forEach((w) => {
-            // if the package manager and env manager are not the default ones, then add them to the edits
-            if (envManagerId !== defaultEnvManager || pkgManagerId !== defaultPkgManager) {
-                edits.push({ project: w, envManager: envManagerId, packageManager: pkgManagerId });
+        _projects.forEach((currProject) => {
+            const workspaces = getWorkspaceFolders() ?? [];
+            const isRoot = workspaces.some((w) => w.uri.toString() === currProject.uri.toString());
+            if (isRoot) {
+                // for root projects, add setting if not default
+                if (envManagerId !== defaultEnvManager || pkgManagerId !== defaultPkgManager) {
+                    edits.push({ project: currProject, envManager: envManagerId, packageManager: pkgManagerId });
+                }
+            } else {
+                // for non-root projects, always add setting
+                edits.push({ project: currProject, envManager: envManagerId, packageManager: pkgManagerId });
             }
-            return this._projects.set(w.uri.toString(), w);
+            return this._projects.set(currProject.uri.toString(), currProject);
         });
         this._onDidChangeProjects.fire(Array.from(this._projects.values()));