diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java
index 4b784dc22..efe288253 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class Projects extends BaseController {
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/external"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
     ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project>>> getWithExternal(@RequestBody ProjectCriteriaRequest projectCriteria, Principal principal) throws NoURLFound, InstantiationException, HugeResultSet, IllegalAccessException {
-        List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project> dataTable = this.projectManager.getCriteriaWithExternal(this.getApiContext(), projectCriteria, this.getApiContext().getOperationsContext().getRemoteFetcher());
+        List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project> dataTable = this.projectManager.getCriteriaWithExternal(this.getApiContext(), projectCriteria, this.getApiContext().getOperationsContext().getRemoteFetcher(), principal);
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project>>().payload(dataTable).status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE));
     }
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java
index 770b4ad80..82baf0105 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java
@@ -88,9 +88,12 @@ public class ProjectManager {
         return project;
     }
 
-    public List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project> getCriteriaWithExternal(ApiContext apiContext, ProjectCriteriaRequest projectCriteria, RemoteFetcher remoteFetcher) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, HugeResultSet, NoURLFound {
+    public List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project> getCriteriaWithExternal(ApiContext apiContext, ProjectCriteriaRequest projectCriteria, RemoteFetcher remoteFetcher, Principal principal) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, HugeResultSet, NoURLFound {
+        eu.eudat.data.entities.UserInfo userInfo = new eu.eudat.data.entities.UserInfo();
+        userInfo.setId(principal.getId());
         QueryableList<eu.eudat.data.entities.Project> items = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getProjectDao().getWithCriteria(projectCriteria.getCriteria());
-        List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project> projects = items.select(item -> new Project().fromDataModel(item));
+        QueryableList<eu.eudat.data.entities.Project> authItems = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getProjectDao().getAuthenticated(items, userInfo);
+        List<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project> projects = authItems.select(item -> new Project().fromDataModel(item));
         List<Map<String, String>> remoteRepos = remoteFetcher.getProjects(projectCriteria.getCriteria().getLike());
         ProjectsExternalSourcesModel projectsExternalSourcesModel = new ProjectsExternalSourcesModel().fromExternalItem(remoteRepos);
         for (ExternalSourcesItemModel externalListingItem : projectsExternalSourcesModel) {