diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.beans.ui.live/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/beans/ui/live/utils/JdtUtils.java b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.beans.ui.live/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/beans/ui/live/utils/JdtUtils.java
index eb9182b35..0553d7bb2 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.beans.ui.live/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/beans/ui/live/utils/JdtUtils.java
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.beans.ui.live/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/beans/ui/live/utils/JdtUtils.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class JdtUtils {
 		if (project.isAccessible()) {
 			try {
 				if (project.hasNature(JavaCore.NATURE_ID)) {
-					return (IJavaProject) project.getNature(JavaCore.NATURE_ID);
+					return JavaCore.create(project);
 				}
 			} catch (CoreException e) {
 				LiveBeansUiPlugin.getDefault().getLog().log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, LiveBeansUiPlugin.PLUGIN_ID,
diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springsource.ide.eclipse.commons.core/src/org/springsource/ide/eclipse/commons/core/JdtUtils.java b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springsource.ide.eclipse.commons.core/src/org/springsource/ide/eclipse/commons/core/JdtUtils.java
index b9f4a3976..425a0d9b9 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springsource.ide.eclipse.commons.core/src/org/springsource/ide/eclipse/commons/core/JdtUtils.java
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springsource.ide.eclipse.commons.core/src/org/springsource/ide/eclipse/commons/core/JdtUtils.java
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class JdtUtils {
 		if (project.isAccessible()) {
 			try {
 				if (project.hasNature(JavaCore.NATURE_ID)) {
-					return (IJavaProject) project.getNature(JavaCore.NATURE_ID);
+					return JavaCore.create(project);
 				}
 			}
 			catch (CoreException e) {