diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-buckets-remain.md b/.changeset/shiny-buckets-remain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..354f0b4d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-buckets-remain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"vs-code-extension": patch
+---
+
+adjust path in project tab
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.test.ts b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.test.ts
index 70eea0370f..47fbe5a469 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.test.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.test.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe("getTreeItem", () => {
 		const node: ProjectViewNode = {
 			label: "testProject",
 			path: "/path/to/testproject",
-			relativePath: "./path/to/testproject",
+			relativePath: "./path/to/testproject.inlang",
 			isSelected: true,
 			collapsibleState: vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed,
 			context: mockContext,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe("getTreeItem", () => {
 			workspaceFolder,
 		})
 		expect(treeItem.label).toBe("testProject")
-		expect(treeItem.description).toBe("./path/to/testproject")
+		expect(treeItem.description).toBe("./path/to/testproject.inlang")
 		expect(treeItem.tooltip).toBe("/path/to/testproject")
 		expect(treeItem.iconPath).toBeInstanceOf(vscode.ThemeIcon)
 	})
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.ts b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.ts
index c15ee5245d..0befd1b20d 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/src/utilities/project/project.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ export function createProjectViewNodes(args: {
 
 		const projectPath = typeof project.projectPath === "string" ? project.projectPath : ""
 		const projectName = projectPath.split("/").slice(-1).join("/").replace(".inlang", "")
-		const cleanedPath = projectPath.replace(/\/[^/]*\.inlang/g, "")
 		const relativePath =
-			"./" + normalizePath(cleanedPath.replace(args.workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath, "./"))
+			"./" + normalizePath(projectPath.replace(args.workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath, "./"))
 
 		return {
 			label: projectName,