diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditProjectDialog.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditProjectDialog.js
index 6cf0bef6c26e521c5a66bb9939348f96a83de91a..4226657fa683668e4563b726f5e2f10ac3c1abba 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditProjectDialog.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/admin/EditProjectDialog.js
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ EditProjectDialog.prototype.refresh = function () {
   var element = self.getElement();
   var project = self.getProject();
   $("[name='projectName']", element).val(xss(project.getName()));
-  $("[name='projectId']", element).val(project.getProjectId());
+  $("[name='projectId']", element).html(xss(project.getProjectId()));
   $("[name='projectVersion']", element).val(xss(project.getVersion()));
 
   var disease = "";