diff --git a/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py b/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py
index 04cd7e0472..ff9018f50a 100644
--- a/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py
+++ b/backend/capellacollab/projects/crud.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def create_project(
     name: str,
     description: str = "",
     visibility: models.Visibility = models.Visibility.PRIVATE,
+    type: models.ProjectType = models.ProjectType.GENERAL,
 ) -> models.DatabaseProject:
     project = models.DatabaseProject(
         name=name,
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ def create_project(
         description=description,
         users=[],
         visibility=visibility,
-        type=models.ProjectType.GENERAL,
+        type=type,
     )
 
     db.add(project)