diff --git a/module/execution/js/create.ui.js b/module/execution/js/create.ui.js
index 723194a7c7..12114d3eb0 100644
--- a/module/execution/js/create.ui.js
+++ b/module/execution/js/create.ui.js
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ $(document).on('change', '#end', function(e)
  */
 function loadProjectExecutions(projectID)
 {
-    projectID = parseInt(projectID) ? projectID : $(this).val();
-    $('#copyExecutions').load($.createLink('execution', 'ajaxGetCopyProjectExecutions', 'projectID=' + projectID + '&copyExecutionID=' + copyExecutionID));
+    projectID = parseInt(projectID) ? projectID : $('#copyExecutionModal input[name=project]').val();
+    loadTarget($.createLink('execution', 'ajaxGetCopyProjectExecutions', 'projectID=' + projectID + '&copyExecutionID=' + copyExecutionID), '#copyExecutions');
 }
 
 $(document).off('click', '#copyExecutions button.execution-block').on('click', '#copyExecutions button.execution-block', function(e)
diff --git a/module/execution/ui/create.html.php b/module/execution/ui/create.html.php
index cc7c9dd4f3..ae3243a85a 100644
--- a/module/execution/ui/create.html.php
+++ b/module/execution/ui/create.html.php
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ formPanel
     (
         set::width('1/2'),
         set::label($lang->execution->projectName),
+        set::required(true),
         picker(
-            set::required(true),
             setID('project'),
             set::name('project'),
             set::items($allProjects),