diff --git a/app/controllers/navigator/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/navigator/projects_controller.rb
index 418dab5bd..a9c282394 100644
--- a/app/controllers/navigator/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/navigator/projects_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module Navigator
   class ProjectsController < BaseController
-    before_action :load_project
+    before_action :load_project, except: :index
     before_action :check_read_permissions, except: :index
 
     def index