diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp
index 10079fb25e..ca750a3e23 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_MainWindow.cpp
@@ -300,11 +300,16 @@ void MainWindow::moveProject (File newProjectFileToOpen, OpenInIDE openInIDE)
 
         parent->openFile (newProjectFileToOpen, [parent, openInIDE] (bool openedSuccessfully)
         {
-            if (parent == nullptr)
+            if (! (openedSuccessfully && parent != nullptr && parent->currentProject != nullptr && openInIDE == OpenInIDE::yes))
                 return;
 
-            if (openedSuccessfully && parent->currentProject != nullptr && openInIDE == OpenInIDE::yes)
-                ProjucerApplication::getApp().getCommandManager().invokeDirectly (CommandIDs::saveAndOpenInIDE, false);
+            // The project component knows how to process the saveAndOpenInIDE command, but the
+            // main application does not. In order to process the command successfully, we need
+            // to ensure that the project content component has focus.
+            auto& manager = ProjucerApplication::getApp().getCommandManager();
+            manager.setFirstCommandTarget (parent->getProjectContentComponent());
+            ProjucerApplication::getApp().getCommandManager().invokeDirectly (CommandIDs::saveAndOpenInIDE, false);
+            manager.setFirstCommandTarget (nullptr);
         });
     });
 }
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp
index e4dd8d0037..fcfa71b003 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ void ProjectSaver::saveProjectAsync (ProjectExporter* exporterToSave, std::funct
         ref->saveThread->waitForThreadToExit (-1);
         ref->saveThread = nullptr;
 
-        if (onCompletion != nullptr)
-            onCompletion (result);
+        NullCheckedInvocation::invoke (onCompletion, result);
     });
     saveThread->launchThread();
 }