diff --git a/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb
index e481b09a6..ec9f98ccf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pull_requests_controller.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class PullRequestsController < ApplicationController
         if params[:target_project_id]
           target_project_id = params[:forked_project_id].to_i
           request = @g.create_merge_request(@project.gpid, title, User.current.gid, :description => description, :source_branch => source_branch, :target_branch => target_branch, :target_project_id => target_project_id)
-          @fork_project_name = Project.find(target_project_id).try(:name)
+          @fork_project_name = Project.find(params[:target_project_id]).try(:name)
           @fork_pr_message = true if @fork_project_name
         else
           request = @g.create_merge_request(@project.gpid, title, User.current.gid, :description => description, :source_branch => source_branch, :target_branch => target_branch)