diff --git a/module/execution/js/create.js b/module/execution/js/create.js
index 2e76285f06..440e45a60d 100644
--- a/module/execution/js/create.js
+++ b/module/execution/js/create.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $(function()
         });
     })
 
-    if(copyExecutionID != 0) $('#teams').change();
+    if(copyExecutionID != 0 || projectID != 0) $('#teams').change();
 
     var acl = $("[name^='acl']:checked").val();
     setWhite(acl);
diff --git a/module/execution/view/create.html.php b/module/execution/view/create.html.php
index a9ad07c665..434c094f6c 100644
--- a/module/execution/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/execution/view/create.html.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <th><?php echo $lang->execution->copyTeam;?></th>
-          <td><?php echo html::select('teams', $teams, $copyExecutionID, "class='form-control chosen' data-placeholder='{$lang->execution->copyTeamTip}'"); ?></td>
+          <td><?php echo html::select('teams', $teams, empty($copyExecution) ? $projectID : $copyExecutionID, "class='form-control chosen' data-placeholder='{$lang->execution->copyTeamTip}'"); ?></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <th rowspan='2'><?php echo $lang->execution->owner;?></th>