diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 81b9a11dd67..c3345e5096c 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -3974,7 +3974,7 @@ Error EditorNode::load_scene(const String &p_scene, bool p_ignore_broken_deps, b
 		return OK;
 	}
 
-	String lpath = ResourceUID::ensure_path(p_scene);
+	String lpath = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->localize_path(ResourceUID::ensure_path(p_scene));
 	if (!p_set_inherited) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < editor_data.get_edited_scene_count(); i++) {
 			if (editor_data.get_scene_path(i) == lpath) {
@@ -3992,7 +3992,6 @@ Error EditorNode::load_scene(const String &p_scene, bool p_ignore_broken_deps, b
 		}
 	}
 
-	lpath = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->localize_path(lpath);
 	if (!lpath.begins_with("res://")) {
 		show_accept(TTR("Error loading scene, it must be inside the project path. Use 'Import' to open the scene, then save it inside the project path."), TTR("OK"));
 		opening_prev = false;
@@ -5961,8 +5960,11 @@ void EditorNode::_notify_nodes_scene_reimported(Node *p_node, Array p_reimported
 
 void EditorNode::reload_scene(const String &p_path) {
 	int scene_idx = -1;
+
+	String lpath = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->localize_path(p_path);
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < editor_data.get_edited_scene_count(); i++) {
-		if (editor_data.get_scene_path(i) == p_path) {
+		if (editor_data.get_scene_path(i) == lpath) {
 			scene_idx = i;
 			break;
 		}