diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
index 39222ac6910..61db3e118a8 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class Project(Document):
 
 	def load_tasks(self):
 		"""Load `tasks` from the database"""
+		if frappe.flags.in_import:
+			return
+
 		self.tasks = []
 		for task in self.get_tasks():
 			task_map = {
diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/task.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/task.py
index 84ee7151989..fa9a5a59af5 100755
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/task.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/task.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Task(NestedSet):
 
 	def update_project(self):
 		if self.project and not self.flags.from_project:
-			frappe.get_doc("Project", self.project).update_project()
+			frappe.get_cached_doc("Project", self.project).update_project()
 
 	def check_recursion(self):
 		if self.flags.ignore_recursion_check: return
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class Task(NestedSet):
 
 	def populate_depends_on(self):
 		if self.parent_task:
-			parent = frappe.get_doc('Task', self.parent_task)
+			parent = frappe.get_cached_doc('Task', self.parent_task)
 			if not self.name in [row.task for row in parent.depends_on]:
 				parent.append("depends_on", {
 					"doctype": "Task Depends On",