diff --git a/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py b/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py
index 09c7e71347..b7bc97d200 100644
--- a/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py
+++ b/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def update_project(
     patch_project: models.PatchProject,
 ) -> models.DatabaseProject:
     if patch_project.name:
-        patch_project.name = slugify.slugify(patch_project.name)
+        project.slug = slugify.slugify(patch_project.name)
 
     database.patch_database_with_pydantic_object(project, patch_project)
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/projects/test_projects_routes.py b/backend/tests/projects/test_projects_routes.py
index 165128fe8d..0b846f16c0 100644
--- a/backend/tests/projects/test_projects_routes.py
+++ b/backend/tests/projects/test_projects_routes.py
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ def test_get_projects_not_authenticated(client: testclient.TestClient):
     assert response.json() == {"detail": "Not authenticated"}
 
 
-def test_get_projects_as_user_only_shows_default_internal_project(
+def test_get_internal_default_project_as_user(
     client: testclient.TestClient, db: orm.Session, executor_name: str
 ):
     users_crud.create_user(db, executor_name, users_models.Role.USER)
 
-    response = client.get("/api/v1/projects")
+    response = client.get("/api/v1/projects/default")
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert {
@@ -34,7 +34,24 @@ def test_get_projects_as_user_only_shows_default_internal_project(
         "description": "",
         "visibility": "internal",
         "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } in response.json()
+        "is_archived": False,
+    } == response.json()
+
+
+def test_get_projects_as_user_only_shows_default_internal_project(
+    client: testclient.TestClient, db: orm.Session, executor_name: str
+):
+    users_crud.create_user(db, executor_name, users_models.Role.USER)
+
+    response = client.get("/api/v1/projects")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert len(data) == 1
+    assert data[0]["slug"] == "default"
+    assert data[0]["visibility"] == "internal"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("project_manager")
@@ -44,47 +61,50 @@ def test_get_projects_as_user_with_project(
     response = client.get("/api/v1/projects")
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": project.name,
-        "slug": project.slug,
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "private",
-        "users": {"leads": 1, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } in response.json()
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert len(data) == 2
+    assert data[0]["slug"] == project.slug
+    assert data[0]["visibility"] == "private"
 
 
 def test_get_projects_as_admin(
     client: testclient.TestClient, db: orm.Session, executor_name: str
 ):
+    project = projects_crud.create_project(
+        db, "test project", visibility=projects_models.Visibility.PRIVATE
+    )
     users_crud.create_user(db, executor_name, users_models.Role.ADMIN)
 
     response = client.get("/api/v1/projects")
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "default",
-        "slug": "default",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } in response.json()
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert len(data) == 2
+    assert data[1]["slug"] == project.slug
+    assert data[1]["visibility"] == "private"
 
 
 def test_get_internal_projects_as_user(
     client: testclient.TestClient, db: orm.Session, executor_name: str
 ):
+    project = projects_crud.create_project(
+        db, "test project", visibility=projects_models.Visibility.INTERNAL
+    )
     users_crud.create_user(db, executor_name, users_models.Role.USER)
 
     response = client.get("/api/v1/projects")
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "default",
-        "slug": "default",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } in response.json()
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert len(data) == 2
+    assert data[1]["slug"] == project.slug
+    assert data[1]["visibility"] == "internal"
 
 
 def test_get_internal_projects_as_user_without_duplicates(
@@ -105,38 +125,18 @@ def test_get_internal_projects_as_user_without_duplicates(
     response = client.get("/api/v1/projects")
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "default",
-        "slug": "default",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } in response.json()
-    assert {
-        "name": "test project",
-        "slug": "test-project",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 1, "subscribers": 0},
-    } in response.json()
-    assert len(response.json()) == 2
 
+    data = response.json()
 
-def test_get_internal_default_project_as_user(
-    client: testclient.TestClient, db: orm.Session, executor_name: str
-):
-    users_crud.create_user(db, executor_name, users_models.Role.USER)
+    assert len(data) == 2
 
-    response = client.get("/api/v1/projects/default")
+    assert data[0]["slug"] == "default"
+    assert data[0]["visibility"] == "internal"
+    assert data[0]["users"]["contributors"] == 0
 
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "default",
-        "slug": "default",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } == response.json()
+    assert data[1]["slug"] == project.slug
+    assert data[1]["visibility"] == "internal"
+    assert data[1]["users"]["contributors"] == 1
 
 
 def test_create_private_project_as_admin(
@@ -153,13 +153,11 @@ def test_create_private_project_as_admin(
     )
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "test project",
-        "slug": "test-project",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "private",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } == response.json()
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert data["slug"] == "test-project"
+    assert data["visibility"] == "private"
 
 
 def test_create_internal_project_as_admin(
@@ -177,20 +175,22 @@ def test_create_internal_project_as_admin(
     )
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "test project",
-        "slug": "test-project",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } == response.json()
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert data["slug"] == "test-project"
+    assert data["visibility"] == "internal"
 
 
 def test_update_project_as_admin(
     client: testclient.TestClient, db: orm.Session, executor_name: str
 ):
     users_crud.create_user(db, executor_name, users_models.Role.ADMIN)
-    projects_crud.create_project(db, "new project")
+    project = projects_crud.create_project(db, "new project")
+
+    assert project.slug == "new-project"
+    assert project.visibility == projects_models.Visibility.PRIVATE
+    assert project.is_archived == False
 
     response = client.patch(
         "/api/v1/projects/new-project",
@@ -198,14 +198,15 @@ def test_update_project_as_admin(
             "name": "test project",
             "description": "",
             "visibility": "internal",
+            "is_archived": "true",
         },
     )
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert {
-        "name": "test project",
-        "slug": "test-project",
-        "description": "",
-        "visibility": "internal",
-        "users": {"leads": 0, "contributors": 0, "subscribers": 0},
-    } == response.json()
+
+    data = response.json()
+
+    assert data["name"] == "test project"
+    assert data["slug"] == "test-project"
+    assert data["visibility"] == "internal"
+    assert data["is_archived"]
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.component.spec.ts b/frontend/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.component.spec.ts
index af718d434b..cc66232565 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/projects/create-project/create-project.component.spec.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const mockProjects: Project[] = [
       contributors: 0,
       subscribers: 0,
     },
+    is_archived: false,
   },
 ];
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ describe('CreateProjectComponent', () => {
         slug: project.name!,
         visibility: project.visibility!,
         users: { leads: 1, contributors: 0, subscribers: 0 },
+        is_archived: false,
       };
       this._project.next(projectToCreate);
       return of(projectToCreate);