diff --git a/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/ui/utils/ModuleUtils.kt b/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/ui/utils/ModuleUtils.kt
index f3bc3ffd3f..2d4fbbf79f 100644
--- a/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/ui/utils/ModuleUtils.kt
+++ b/utbot-intellij/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/intellij/plugin/ui/utils/ModuleUtils.kt
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ fun ContentEntry.addSourceRootIfAbsent(
         model.dispose()
         return
     }
-    VfsUtil.createDirectoryIfMissing(VfsUtilCore.urlToPath(sourceRootUrl))
-    addSourceFolder(sourceRootUrl, type)
     WriteCommandAction.runWriteCommandAction(rootModel.module.project) {
         try {
+            VfsUtil.createDirectoryIfMissing(VfsUtilCore.urlToPath(sourceRootUrl))
+            addSourceFolder(sourceRootUrl, type)
             model.commit()
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             logger.error { e }