diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 6cc51a86..7f2c22fb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     if default_context_name.present?
       default_context = current_user.contexts.where(:name => default_context_name).first_or_create
       p['default_context_id'] = default_context.id
+    else
+      p['default_context_id'] = nil
     end
   end