diff --git a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Projects.java b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Projects.java
index 006d27234..8caac83cc 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Projects.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/rest/entities/Projects.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class Projects  {
 			
 			newdmp = dMPDao.create(newdmp); 			
 			
-			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(SerializerProvider.toJson(newdmp));	
+			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(SerializerProvider.toJson(newproj));	
 		}
 		catch(Exception ex) {
 			return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("Serialization issue: "+ex.getMessage());