diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index c0561bd1c..943718392 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
         format.api  { render_api_ok }
       end
     else
-      render :layout => "base"
+      render :layout => "project_base"
     end
     # hide project in layout
     @project = nil