diff --git a/js/components/forms/new_project.js b/js/components/forms/new_project.js
index a1d86e59..a0831116 100644
--- a/js/components/forms/new_project.js
+++ b/js/components/forms/new_project.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export default {
     initialData: {
       type: Object,
       default: () => ({})
-    }
+    },
+    modalName: String
   },
 
   data: function () {
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ export default {
       return names.every((n, index) => names.indexOf(n) === index)
     },
 
-    handleSubmit: function (modalName, event) {
+    handleSubmit: function (event) {
       if (!this.readyToSubmit) {
         event.preventDefault()
-        this.validateAndOpenModal(modalName)
+        this.validateAndOpenModal(this.modalName)
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/templates/fragments/edit_project_form.html b/templates/fragments/edit_project_form.html
index 2deea5ac..1a3d96b6 100644
--- a/templates/fragments/edit_project_form.html
+++ b/templates/fragments/edit_project_form.html
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 {% from "components/text_input.html" import TextInput %}
 {% from "components/alert.html" import Alert %}
 
-<new-project inline-template v-bind:initial-data='{{ form.data|tojson }}'>
+<new-project inline-template v-bind:initial-data='{{ form.data|tojson }}' modal-name='{{ modalName }}'>
   {% set new_project = project is not defined %}
   {% set form_action = url_for('workspaces.create_project', workspace_id=workspace.id) if new_project else url_for('workspaces.edit_project', workspace_id=workspace.id, project_id=project.id) %}
   {% set action_text = 'Create' if new_project else 'Update' %}
   {% set title_text = 'Add a new project' if new_project else 'Edit {} project'.format(project.name) %}
 
-  <form method="POST" action="{{ form_action }}" v-on:submit="handleSubmit('{{ modalName }}', $event)">
+  <form method="POST" action="{{ form_action }}" v-on:submit="handleSubmit">
     {% call Modal(name=modalName, dismissable=False) %}
       <h1>{{ action_text }} project !{ name }</h1>