diff --git a/module/project/view/batchedit.html.php b/module/project/view/batchedit.html.php
index 3dbc7bed55..25a066f270 100644
--- a/module/project/view/batchedit.html.php
+++ b/module/project/view/batchedit.html.php
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
         <tr>
           <td><?php echo sprintf('%03d', $projectID) . html::hidden("projectIdList[$projectID]", $projectID);?></td>
           <?php if(isset($unauthorizedPrograms[$project->parent])):?>
-          <td><?php echo html::select("parents[$projectID]", $unauthorizedPrograms, $project->parent, "class='form-control chosen' data-id='$projectID' data-name='{$project->name}' data-parent='{$project->parent}' disabled");?></td>
+          <td>
+            <?php echo html::select("parents[$projectID]", $unauthorizedPrograms, $project->parent, "class='form-control chosen' data-id='$projectID' data-name='{$project->name}' data-parent='{$project->parent}' disabled");?>
+            <?php echo html::hidden("parents[$projectID]", $project->parent);?>
+          </td>
           <?php else:?>
           <td><?php echo html::select("parents[$projectID]", $programs, $project->parent, "class='form-control chosen' data-id='$projectID' data-name='{$project->name}' data-parent='{$project->parent}'");?></td>
           <?php endif;?>