diff --git a/frontend/vre/project/project.model.js b/frontend/vre/project/project.model.js
index 6b7acc30..70ad1e61 100644
--- a/frontend/vre/project/project.model.js
+++ b/frontend/vre/project/project.model.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { APICollection } from '../utils/api.model';
 
 export var Projects = APICollection.extend({
     url: '/api/projects/',
+    idAttribute: 'name',
 }, {
     mine: function () {
         var myProjects = new Projects();