diff --git a/app/tasks/sync_user_forge_task.rb b/app/tasks/sync_user_forge_task.rb
index d44d33f88..93e79301a 100644
--- a/app/tasks/sync_user_forge_task.rb
+++ b/app/tasks/sync_user_forge_task.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ class SyncUserForgeTask
       user_params = u.as_json
       user_extension_params = u.try(:user_extensions).as_json || []
       target_params = []
-      if u.projects.present?
-        projects = u.projects.includes(:versions,:repository,:project_score, issues: [:journals],owner: [:user_extensions], members: [roles: [:member_roles]])
-        projects.find_each do |p|
+      user_projects = Project.where(user_id: u.id)
+      if user_projects.present?
+        projects = user_projects.includes(:versions,:repository,:project_score, issues: [:journals],owner: [:user_extensions], members: [roles: [:member_roles]])
+        projects.each do |p|
           identifier = p.try(:identifier)
           if p.repository.present? && p.repository.try(:identifier).present?
             identifier = p.repository.try(:identifier)