diff --git a/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts b/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts
index 46da3044..e86fd1a8 100644
--- a/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts
+++ b/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class SearchCommunityProjectsService {
     constructor(private http: HttpClient ) {}
 
     searchProjects (properties:EnvProperties, pid: string, page=1, size=500):any {
-     this.searchProjectsWithPaging(properties,pid,page, size, null, null);
+        return this.searchProjectsWithPaging(properties,pid,page, size, null, null);
     }
     searchProjectsWithPaging (properties:EnvProperties, pid: string, page=1, size=500, searchFilter, funder, orderBy = "name"):any {
         let params = funder ? ["funder="+ funder] :[];