diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index aa6226a62..174c4cdd9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
               r = Role.givable.find_by_id(Setting.new_project_user_role_id.to_i) || Role.givable.first
               m = Member.new(:user => User.current, :roles => [r])
               project = ProjectInfo.new(:user_id => User.current.id, :project_id => @project.id)
-              if params[:project][:is_public] == '1' || @course_tag=="1"
+              if (params[:project][:is_public] == '1' && @course_tag != "1") || (@course_tag=="1" &&  params[:project][:is_public] == '1')
                  project_status = ProjectStatus.create(:project_id => @project.id, :watchers_count => 0, :changesets_count => 0, :project_type => @course_tag)
               end
             @project.members << m