diff --git a/addon/flamenco/preferences.py b/addon/flamenco/preferences.py
index 9a05923c..31bc231c 100644
--- a/addon/flamenco/preferences.py
+++ b/addon/flamenco/preferences.py
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ class FlamencoPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
     def project_root(self) -> Path:
         """Use the configured project finder to find the project root directory."""
 
+        if not self.project_finder:
+            # Just a sanity fallback for missing preferences. It should be
+            # covered by the 'default=...' of the property, but just to be sure.
+            self.project_finder = "BLENDER_PROJECT"
+
         # It is assumed that the blendfile is saved.
         blendfile = Path(bpy.data.filepath)
         return projects.for_blendfile(blendfile, self.project_finder)
diff --git a/addon/flamenco/projects.py b/addon/flamenco/projects.py
index cb0eece6..1a090c39 100644
--- a/addon/flamenco/projects.py
+++ b/addon/flamenco/projects.py
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ def for_blendfile(blendfile: Path, strategy: str) -> Path:
     return finder_info.finder(blendfile)
 
 
-def _finder_none(blendfile: Path) -> Path:
-    return blendfile.absolute().parent
-
-
 def _finder_blender_project(blendfile: Path) -> Path:
     return _search_path_marker(blendfile, ".blender_project")
 
@@ -77,11 +73,6 @@ class FinderInfo:
 
 
 finders: dict[str, FinderInfo] = {
-    "NONE": FinderInfo(
-        "None",
-        "Just use the directory containing the current blend file as the project directory.",
-        _finder_none,
-    ),
     "BLENDER_PROJECT": FinderInfo(
         "Blender Project",
         "Find a .blend_project directory and use that as indicator for the top level project directory.",