diff --git a/modules/api/php/endpoints/projects.class.inc b/modules/api/php/endpoints/projects.class.inc
index 584cc7ab432..68d1798c9b7 100644
--- a/modules/api/php/endpoints/projects.class.inc
+++ b/modules/api/php/endpoints/projects.class.inc
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ class Projects extends Endpoint implements \LORIS\Middleware\ETagCalculator
 
         // Delegate to project specific endpoint.
         try {
-            $project_name = $pathparts[1] ?? '';
+            $project_name = isset($pathparts[1]) ?
+                urldecode($pathparts[1]) :
+                '';
             $project      = \NDB_Factory::singleton()
                 ->project($project_name);
         } catch (\NotFound $e) {