diff --git a/source/dub/dub.d b/source/dub/dub.d
index 7d509ca3f..3940dbb3b 100644
--- a/source/dub/dub.d
+++ b/source/dub/dub.d
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ class Dub {
 	/// Loads a specific package as the main project package (can be a sub package)
 	void loadPackage(Package pack)
 	{
-		m_project = new Project(m_packageManager, pack);
+		auto selections = Project.loadSelections(pack);
+		m_project = new Project(m_packageManager, pack, selections);
 	}
 
 	/** Loads a single file package.
diff --git a/source/dub/project.d b/source/dub/project.d
index 5abfd4571..99eecc16d 100644
--- a/source/dub/project.d
+++ b/source/dub/project.d
@@ -71,23 +71,41 @@ class Project {
 		this(package_manager, pack);
 	}
 
-	/// ditto
+	/// Ditto
 	this(PackageManager package_manager, Package pack)
+	{
+		auto selections = Project.loadSelections(pack);
+		this(package_manager, pack, selections);
+	}
+
+	/// ditto
+	this(PackageManager package_manager, Package pack, SelectedVersions selections)
 	{
 		m_packageManager = package_manager;
 		m_rootPackage = pack;
+		m_selections = selections;
+		reinit();
+	}
 
-		auto selverfile = (m_rootPackage.path ~ SelectedVersions.defaultFile).toNativeString();
-		if (existsFile(selverfile)) {
-			// TODO: Remove `StrictMode.Warn` after v1.40 release
-			// The default is to error, but as the previous parser wasn't
-			// complaining, we should first warn the user.
-			auto selected = parseConfigFileSimple!Selected(selverfile, StrictMode.Warn);
-			m_selections = !selected.isNull() ?
-				new SelectedVersions(selected.get()) : new SelectedVersions();
-		} else m_selections = new SelectedVersions;
+	///
+	static package SelectedVersions loadSelections(Package pack)
+	{
+		auto selverfile = (pack.path ~ SelectedVersions.defaultFile).toNativeString();
 
-		reinit();
+		// No file exists
+		if (!existsFile(selverfile))
+			return new SelectedVersions();
+
+		// TODO: Remove `StrictMode.Warn` after v1.40 release
+		// The default is to error, but as the previous parser wasn't
+		// complaining, we should first warn the user.
+		auto selected = parseConfigFileSimple!Selected(selverfile, StrictMode.Warn);
+
+		// Parsing error, it will be displayed to the user
+		if (selected.isNull())
+			return new SelectedVersions();
+
+		return new SelectedVersions(selected.get());
 	}
 
 	/** List of all resolved dependencies.