diff --git a/src/knx-router.ts b/src/knx-router.ts
index c862cc26..4ed74bf1 100644
--- a/src/knx-router.ts
+++ b/src/knx-router.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { mdiNetwork, mdiFolderMultipleOutline, mdiFileTreeOutline } from "@mdi/js";
-import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
+import { customElement, property } from "lit/decorators";
 
 import { HassRouterPage, RouterOptions } from "@ha/layouts/hass-router-page";
 import { PageNavigation } from "@ha/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const logger = new KNXLogger("router");
 
 export const BASE_URL: string = "/knx";
 
-export const knxMainTabs: PageNavigation[] = [
+const knxMainTabs = (hasProject: boolean): PageNavigation[] => [
   {
     translationKey: "info_title",
     path: `${BASE_URL}/info`,
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ export const knxMainTabs: PageNavigation[] = [
     path: `${BASE_URL}/group_monitor`,
     iconPath: mdiNetwork,
   },
-  {
-    translationKey: "project_view_title",
-    path: `${BASE_URL}/project`,
-    iconPath: mdiFileTreeOutline,
-  },
+  ...(hasProject
+    ? [
+        {
+          translationKey: "project_view_title",
+          path: `${BASE_URL}/project`,
+          iconPath: mdiFileTreeOutline,
+        },
+      ]
+    : []),
   {
     translationKey: "entities_view_title",
     path: `${BASE_URL}/entities`,
@@ -45,9 +49,6 @@ export class KnxRouter extends HassRouterPage {
 
   @property({ type: Boolean }) public narrow!: boolean;
 
-  // at later point could dynamically add and delete tabs
-  @state() private _tabs: PageNavigation[] = knxMainTabs;
-
   protected routerOptions: RouterOptions = {
     defaultPage: "info",
     beforeRender: (page: string) => (page === "" ? this.routerOptions.defaultPage : undefined),
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ export class KnxRouter extends HassRouterPage {
   };
 
   protected updatePageEl(el) {
+    logger.debug(`Current Page: ${this._currentPage} Route: ${this.route.path}`);
+
     el.hass = this.hass;
     el.knx = this.knx;
     el.route = this.routeTail;
     el.narrow = this.narrow;
-    el.tabs = this._tabs;
-
-    logger.debug(`Current Page: ${this._currentPage} Route: ${this.route.path}`);
+    el.tabs = knxMainTabs(!!this.knx.info.project);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/knx.ts b/src/knx.ts
index 0c2ac4a1..527818bb 100644
--- a/src/knx.ts
+++ b/src/knx.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { HomeAssistant } from "@ha/types";
 
 import { localize } from "./localize/localize";
 import { KNXLogger } from "./tools/knx-logger";
-import { getKnxProject } from "./services/websocket.service";
+import { getKnxInfoData, getKnxProject } from "./services/websocket.service";
 import { KNX } from "./types/knx";
 
 export class knxElement extends ProvideHassLitMixin(LitElement) {
@@ -16,17 +16,22 @@ export class knxElement extends ProvideHassLitMixin(LitElement) {
 
   @property({ attribute: false }) public knx!: KNX;
 
-  protected _initKnx() {
-    getConfigEntries(this.hass, { domain: "knx" }).then((configEntries) => {
+  protected async _initKnx() {
+    try {
+      const knxConfigEntry = await getConfigEntries(this.hass, { domain: "knx" })[0]; // single instance allowed for knx config
+      const knxInfo = await getKnxInfoData(this.hass);
       this.knx = {
         language: this.hass.language,
-        config_entry: configEntries[0], // single instance allowed for knx config
+        config_entry: knxConfigEntry,
         localize: (string, replace) => localize(this.hass, string, replace),
         log: new KNXLogger(),
+        info: knxInfo,
         project: null,
         loadProject: () => this._loadProjectPromise(),
       };
-    });
+    } catch (err) {
+      new KNXLogger().error("Failed to initialize KNX", err);
+    }
   }
 
   private _loadProjectPromise(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index bc9a5f6d..06b59713 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import { LitElement, css, html, nothing } from "lit";
+import { LitElement, css, html } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property } from "lit/decorators";
 
 import { applyThemesOnElement } from "@ha/common/dom/apply_themes_on_element";
 import { fireEvent } from "@ha/common/dom/fire_event";
 import { mainWindow } from "@ha/common/dom/get_main_window";
-import "@ha/components/ha-top-app-bar-fixed";
-import "@ha/components/ha-menu-button";
-import "@ha/components/ha-tabs";
 import { listenMediaQuery } from "@ha/common/dom/media_query";
 import { computeRTL, computeDirectionStyles } from "@ha/common/util/compute_rtl";
 import { navigate } from "@ha/common/navigate";
@@ -19,6 +16,13 @@ import "./knx-router";
 import { KNX } from "./types/knx";
 import { LocationChangedEvent } from "./types/navigation";
 
+declare global {
+  // for fire event
+  interface HASSDomEvents {
+    "knx-reload": undefined;
+  }
+}
+
 @customElement("knx-frontend")
 class KnxFrontend extends knxElement {
   @property({ attribute: false }) public hass!: HomeAssistant;
@@ -38,6 +42,11 @@ class KnxFrontend extends knxElement {
     }
     this.addEventListener("knx-location-changed", (e) => this._setRoute(e as LocationChangedEvent));
 
+    this.addEventListener("knx-reload", (_) => {
+      this.knx.log.debug("Reloading KNX object");
+      this._initKnx();
+    });
+
     computeDirectionStyles(computeRTL(this.hass), this.parentElement as LitElement);
 
     document.body.addEventListener("keydown", (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ class KnxFrontend extends knxElement {
 
   protected render() {
     if (!this.hass || !this.knx) {
-      return nothing;
+      return html`<p>Loading...</p>`;
     }
 
     return html`
diff --git a/src/types/knx.ts b/src/types/knx.ts
index 9772c0c3..036dbdd4 100644
--- a/src/types/knx.ts
+++ b/src/types/knx.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { ConfigEntry } from "@ha/data/config_entries";
-import { KNXProjectRespone } from "./websocket";
+import { KNXInfoData, KNXProjectRespone } from "./websocket";
 
 export interface KNX {
   language: string;
   config_entry: ConfigEntry;
   localize(string: string, replace?: Record<string, any>): string;
   log: any;
+  info: KNXInfoData;
   project: KNXProjectRespone | null;
   loadProject(): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/views/info.ts b/src/views/info.ts
index e9926316..c285f7ce 100644
--- a/src/views/info.ts
+++ b/src/views/info.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,22 @@ import { mdiFileUpload } from "@mdi/js";
 import { css, nothing, html, LitElement, TemplateResult, CSSResultGroup } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 
-import { navigate } from "@ha/common/navigate";
+import { fireEvent } from "@ha/common/dom/fire_event";
 import "@ha/components/ha-card";
 import "@ha/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage";
 import type { PageNavigation } from "@ha/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage";
 import "@ha/components/ha-button";
 import "@ha/components/ha-file-upload";
 import "@ha/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-text";
-import "@ha/components/ha-circular-progress";
 import { uploadFile } from "@ha/data/file_upload";
 import { extractApiErrorMessage } from "@ha/data/hassio/common";
 import { showAlertDialog, showConfirmationDialog } from "@ha/dialogs/generic/show-dialog-box";
 import { HomeAssistant, Route } from "@ha/types";
 
-import {
-  getKnxInfoData,
-  processProjectFile,
-  removeProjectFile,
-} from "../services/websocket.service";
+import { processProjectFile, removeProjectFile } from "../services/websocket.service";
 
 import { KNX } from "../types/knx";
-import { KNXInfoData, KNXProjectInfo } from "../types/websocket";
+import { KNXProjectInfo } from "../types/websocket";
 import { KNXLogger } from "../tools/knx-logger";
 import { VERSION } from "../version";
 
@@ -40,18 +35,12 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
 
   @property({ type: Array, reflect: false }) public tabs!: PageNavigation[];
 
-  @state() private knxInfoData: KNXInfoData | null = null;
-
   @state() private _projectPassword?: string;
 
   @state() private _uploading = false;
 
   @state() private _projectFile?: File;
 
-  protected firstUpdated() {
-    this.loadKnxInfo();
-  }
-
   protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
     return html`
       <hass-tabs-subpage
@@ -62,17 +51,9 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
         .localizeFunc=${this.knx.localize}
       >
         <div class="columns">
-          ${this.knxInfoData
-            ? html`
-                ${this._renderInfoCard()}
-                ${this.knxInfoData?.project
-                  ? this._renderProjectDataCard(this.knxInfoData.project)
-                  : nothing}
-                ${this._renderProjectUploadCard()}
-              `
-            : html`
-                <ha-circular-progress alt="Loading..." size="large" active></ha-circular-progress>
-              `}
+          ${this._renderInfoCard()}
+          ${this.knx.info.project ? this._renderProjectDataCard(this.knx.info.project) : nothing}
+          ${this._renderProjectUploadCard()}
         </div>
       </hass-tabs-subpage>
     `;
@@ -85,7 +66,7 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
 
         <div class="knx-content-row">
           <div>XKNX Version</div>
-          <div>${this.knxInfoData?.version}</div>
+          <div>${this.knx.info.version}</div>
         </div>
 
         <div class="knx-content-row">
@@ -96,13 +77,13 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
         <div class="knx-content-row">
           <div>${this.knx.localize("info_connected_to_bus")}</div>
           <div>
-            ${this.hass.localize(this.knxInfoData?.connected ? "ui.common.yes" : "ui.common.no")}
+            ${this.hass.localize(this.knx.info.connected ? "ui.common.yes" : "ui.common.no")}
           </div>
         </div>
 
         <div class="knx-content-row">
           <div>${this.knx.localize("info_individual_address")}</div>
-          <div>${this.knxInfoData?.current_address}</div>
+          <div>${this.knx.info.current_address}</div>
         </div>
 
         <div class="knx-bug-report">
@@ -156,7 +137,7 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
               <ha-button
                 class="knx-warning push-right"
                 @click=${this._removeProject}
-                .disabled=${this._uploading || !this.knxInfoData?.project}
+                .disabled=${this._uploading || !this.knx.info.project}
                 >
                 ${this.knx.localize("info_project_delete")}
               </ha-button>
@@ -206,19 +187,6 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
     </ha-card>`;
   }
 
-  private loadKnxInfo() {
-    getKnxInfoData(this.hass).then(
-      (knxInfoData) => {
-        this.knxInfoData = knxInfoData;
-        this.requestUpdate();
-      },
-      (err) => {
-        logger.error("getKnxInfoData", err);
-        navigate("/knx/error", { replace: true, data: err });
-      },
-    );
-  }
-
   private _filePicked(ev) {
     this._projectFile = ev.detail.files[0];
   }
@@ -250,7 +218,7 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
         this._projectPassword = undefined;
       }
       this._uploading = false;
-      this.loadKnxInfo();
+      fireEvent(this, "knx-reload");
     }
   }
 
@@ -271,7 +239,7 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
         text: extractApiErrorMessage(err),
       });
     } finally {
-      this.loadKnxInfo();
+      fireEvent(this, "knx-reload");
     }
   }
 
@@ -385,10 +353,6 @@ export class KNXInfo extends LitElement {
         width: 100%;
         margin-top: 8px;
       }
-
-      ha-circular-progress {
-        margin-top: 32px;
-      }
     `;
   }
 }