I have also bumped into this problem in the past. I ended up doing what Dave suggested to get around it.
If you save it from AE with “Project Link” checked. When you import it and place it on the timeline, you can use Edit Original to reopen it up instantaneously in AE. Its just a good alternate approach.
Tom Daigon
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