diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 279944e..d232319 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   def new
     @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.find(:all, :order => "#{CustomField.table_name}.position")
     @trackers = Tracker.all
-    @project = Project.new(params[:project])
+    @project = Project.new
+    @project.safe_attributes = params[:project]
   end
 
   def create