diff --git a/internal/planmodifiers/immutable_list.go b/internal/planmodifiers/immutable_list.go
index c4555f4c9..92921ebc0 100644
--- a/internal/planmodifiers/immutable_list.go
+++ b/internal/planmodifiers/immutable_list.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (d *immutableListPlanModifier) PlanModifyList(ctx context.Context, request
 			request.Path,
 			"Change not allowed",
 			fmt.Sprintf(
-				"Cannot remove elements from the `%s` list field. Resource recreation would be required.",
+				"Elements of the `%s` list field can not be removed. Resource recreation would be required.",
 				request.Path.String(),
 			),
 		)
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ func (d *immutableListPlanModifier) Description(ctx context.Context) string {
 
 func (d *immutableListPlanModifier) MarkdownDescription(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return d.Description(ctx)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/internal/resources/metal/project/resource_schema.go b/internal/resources/metal/project/resource_schema.go
index ebea0d2b8..f9c3ecd44 100644
--- a/internal/resources/metal/project/resource_schema.go
+++ b/internal/resources/metal/project/resource_schema.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func resourceSchema(ctx context.Context) schema.Schema {
 				Computed:    true,
 				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{
 					stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplace(),
+					stringplanmodifier.UseStateForUnknown(),
 				},
 				Validators: []validator.String{
 					equinix_validation.UUID(),