diff --git a/.changeset/bright-socks-explain.md b/.changeset/bright-socks-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26214a2100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-socks-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@inlang/sdk": patch
+---
+
+Remove the `fileQueueSettled` wait after the initial filesystem sync in `loadProjectFromDirectory` to avoid hangs when file operations never settle.
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/project/loadProjectFromDirectory.ts b/packages/sdk/src/project/loadProjectFromDirectory.ts
index 9e34d9a010..2d57791e4a 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/project/loadProjectFromDirectory.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/project/loadProjectFromDirectory.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { newProject } from "./newProject.js";
 import { loadProjectInMemory } from "./loadProjectInMemory.js";
 import {
 	closeLix,
-	fileQueueSettled,
 	openLixInMemory,
 	toBlob,
 	type Lix,
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ export async function loadProjectFromDirectory(
 		lix: tempLix,
 		syncInterval: undefined,
 	});
-	await fileQueueSettled({ lix: tempLix });
 
 	// TODO call tempProject.lix.settled() to wait for the new settings file, and remove reload of the proejct as soon as reactive settings has landed
 	// NOTE: we need to ensure two things: