diff --git a/src/internal/controller/project_controller.go b/src/internal/controller/project_controller.go
index d2f021f..9bf998d 100644
--- a/src/internal/controller/project_controller.go
+++ b/src/internal/controller/project_controller.go
@@ -123,12 +123,8 @@ func (wr *wrappedProjectReconciler) reconcileProject(ctx context.Context, ztdCli
 		return err
 	}
 	if wr.project.Status.ProjectId != "" {
-		_, err := ztdClient.GetProjectByID(middleware.SetOrgID(ctx, org.Status.OrgId), &pb.GetProjectByIDRequest{Id: wr.project.Status.ProjectId})
-		if err != nil {
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Error getting Project: %v", err)
-			}
-		} else {
+		p, err := ztdClient.GetProjectByID(middleware.SetOrgID(ctx, org.Status.OrgId), &pb.GetProjectByIDRequest{Id: wr.project.Status.ProjectId})
+		if p != nil {
 			_, err := ztdClient.UpdateProject(middleware.SetOrgID(ctx, org.Status.OrgId),
 				&pb.UpdateProjectRequest{
 					Id:                   wr.project.Status.ProjectId,
@@ -145,7 +141,11 @@ func (wr *wrappedProjectReconciler) reconcileProject(ctx context.Context, ztdCli
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error getting project: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
+
 	resp, err := ztdClient.AddProject(middleware.SetOrgID(ctx, org.Status.OrgId),
 		&pb.AddProjectRequest{
 			Name:                 wr.project.Name,