diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
index 547983187..da75fc38b 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngine.cpp
@@ -3126,6 +3126,9 @@ bool CarlaEngine::loadProjectInternal(water::XmlDocument& xmlDoc, const bool alw
 
                 loadingAsExternal = ppos.pluginId < 0 || hasInternalPositions || !isPatchbay;
 
+                carla_debug("loadingAsExternal: %i because %i %i %i",
+                            loadingAsExternal, ppos.pluginId < 0, hasInternalPositions, !isPatchbay);
+
                 if (name.isNotEmpty() && restorePatchbayGroupPosition(loadingAsExternal, ppos))
                 {
                     if (name != ppos.name)
diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineGraph.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineGraph.cpp
index c69fe9ab0..1f969035e 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineGraph.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineGraph.cpp
@@ -2977,7 +2977,7 @@ bool CarlaEngine::restorePatchbayGroupPosition(const bool external, PatchbayPosi
         }
 
         uint groupId;
-        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(graph->getGroupFromName(external, ppos.name, groupId), false);
+        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_INT_RETURN(graph->getGroupFromName(external, ppos.name, groupId), external, false);
 
         graph->setGroupPos(true, true, external, groupId, ppos.x1, ppos.y1, ppos.x2, ppos.y2);