diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/project/ProjectOverviewModel.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/project/ProjectOverviewModel.java
index 3e2efd0e6..16e5e605d 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/project/ProjectOverviewModel.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/project/ProjectOverviewModel.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class ProjectOverviewModel implements DataModel<Project, ProjectOverviewM
     private UUID id;
     private String label;
     private String abbreviation;
-    private String definition;
+    private String description;
     private Date startDate;
     private Date endDate;
 
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ public class ProjectOverviewModel implements DataModel<Project, ProjectOverviewM
         this.abbreviation = abbreviation;
     }
 
-    public String getDefinition() {
-        return definition;
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
     }
-    public void setDefinition(String definition) {
-        this.definition = definition;
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
     }
 
     public Date getStartDate() {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ProjectOverviewModel implements DataModel<Project, ProjectOverviewM
         this.id = entity.getId();
         this.label = entity.getLabel();
         this.abbreviation = entity.getAbbreviation();
-        this.definition = entity.getDefinition();
+        this.description = entity.getDescription();
         this.startDate = entity.getStartdate();
         this.endDate = entity.getEnddate();
         return this;