diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 757008a0..c51db105 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ Red Panda C++ Version 2.27
   - fix: Current editor wouldn't get parsed, when it's switched from another editor being parsed.
   - enhancement: Support macro in #include preprocessing statements.
   - fix: In options -> code format -> Program, Choose astyle path button doesn't work.
+  - fix: project not correctly reparsed after rename unit.
     
 Red Panda C++ Version 2.26
   - enhancement: Code suggestion for embedded std::vectors.
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/project.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/project.cpp
index b85c7d5d..2321a281 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/project.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/project.cpp
@@ -704,17 +704,17 @@ void Project::renameUnit(PProjectUnit& unit, const QString &newFileName)
         mParser->addProjectFile(newFileName,true);
     }
 
+    if (mParser)
+        mParser->invalidateFile(unit->fileName());
     Editor * editor=unitEditor(unit);
     if (editor) {
         //prevent recurse
         editor->saveAs(newFileName,true);
     } else {
-        if (mParser)
-            mParser->invalidateFile(unit->fileName());
         copyFile(unit->fileName(),newFileName,true);
-        if (mParser)
-            mParser->parseFile(newFileName,true);
     }
+    if (mParser)
+        mParser->parseFile(newFileName,true);
 
     internalRemoveUnit(unit,false,true);