diff --git a/src/stores/projects.ts b/src/stores/projects.ts
index 9f8b821e3..634a616ce 100644
--- a/src/stores/projects.ts
+++ b/src/stores/projects.ts
@@ -211,22 +211,8 @@ export function useProject(projectId: MaybeRef<IProject['id']>) {
 
 	const projectStore = useProjectStore()
 
-	const parentProject = ref<IProject | null>(null)
-	watch(
-		() => project.parentProjectId,
-		projectId => {
-			if (project.parentProjectId) {
-				parentProject.value = projectStore.projects[project.parentProjectId]
-			}
-		},
-		{immediate: true},
-	)
-
 	async function save() {
-		const updatedProject = await projectStore.updateProject({
-			...project,
-			parentProjectId: parentProject.value.id ?? project.parentProjectId,
-		})
+		const updatedProject = await projectStore.updateProject(project)
 		Object.assign(project, updatedProject)
 		success({message: t('project.edit.success')})
 	}
@@ -234,7 +220,6 @@ export function useProject(projectId: MaybeRef<IProject['id']>) {
 	return {
 		isLoading: readonly(isLoading),
 		project,
-		parentProject,
 		save,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/project/settings/edit.vue b/src/views/project/settings/edit.vue
index a10f05faa..bb12d3fe9 100644
--- a/src/views/project/settings/edit.vue
+++ b/src/views/project/settings/edit.vue
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-export default { name: 'project-setting-edit' }
+export default {name: 'project-setting-edit'}
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import {type PropType} from 'vue'
+import {watch, ref, type PropType} from 'vue'
 import {useRouter} from 'vue-router'
 import {useI18n} from 'vue-i18n'
 
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import ProjectSearch from '@/components/tasks/partials/projectSearch.vue'
 import type {IProject} from '@/modelTypes/IProject'
 
 import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
+import {useProjectStore} from '@/stores/projects'
 import {useProject} from '@/stores/projects'
 
 import {useTitle} from '@/composables/useTitle'
@@ -100,14 +101,27 @@ const props = defineProps({
 })
 
 const router = useRouter()
+const projectStore = useProjectStore()
 
 const {t} = useI18n({useScope: 'global'})
 
-const {project, parentProject, save: saveProject, isLoading} = useProject(props.projectId)
+const {project, save: saveProject, isLoading} = useProject(props.projectId)
+
+const parentProject = ref<IProject | null>(null)
+watch(
+	() => project.parentProjectId,
+	projectId => {
+		if (project.parentProjectId) {
+			parentProject.value = projectStore.projects[project.parentProjectId]
+		}
+	},
+	{immediate: true},
+)
 
 useTitle(() => project?.title ? t('project.edit.title', {project: project.title}) : '')
 
 async function save() {
+	project.parentProjectId = parentProject.value.id ?? project.parentProjectId
 	await saveProject()
 	await useBaseStore().handleSetCurrentProject({project})
 	router.back()