diff --git a/module/project/config.php b/module/project/config.php
index afdbdb0d11..5daf775b45 100644
--- a/module/project/config.php
+++ b/module/project/config.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ global $lang, $app;
 $app->loadLang('task');
 $config->project->create = new stdclass();
 $config->project->edit   = new stdclass();
-$config->project->create->requiredFields = 'name,code,team,begin,end';
-$config->project->edit->requiredFields   = 'name,code,team,begin,end';
+$config->project->create->requiredFields = 'name,code,begin,end';
+$config->project->edit->requiredFields   = 'name,code,begin,end';
 
 $config->project->editor = new stdclass();
 $config->project->editor->create = array('id' => 'desc,goal', 'tools' => 'simpleTools');
diff --git a/module/project/model.php b/module/project/model.php
index d674ed82c8..560fc9a46f 100644
--- a/module/project/model.php
+++ b/module/project/model.php
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ class projectModel extends model
             ->stripTags('name, code, team')
             ->setIF($this->post->acl != 'custom', 'whitelist', '')
             ->setDefault('openedVersion', $this->config->version)
+            ->setDefault('team', $this->post->name)
             ->join('whitelist', ',')
             ->remove('products, workDays, delta')
             ->get();
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ class projectModel extends model
             ->setIF($this->post->begin == '0000-00-00', 'begin', '')
             ->setIF($this->post->end   == '0000-00-00', 'end', '')
             ->setIF($this->post->acl != 'custom', 'whitelist', '')
+            ->setDefault('team', $this->post->name)
             ->join('whitelist', ',')
             ->remove('products')
             ->get();