diff --git a/service/ProjectCreator.go b/service/ProjectCreator.go
index 7368a28..5a0d8bf 100644
--- a/service/ProjectCreator.go
+++ b/service/ProjectCreator.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (pc *ProjectCreator) ProjectUpdate(c *gin.Context) {
 	var updateProjectBody UpdateProjectBody
 
 	// Find the project by ID
-	if result := pc.dbClient.Where("id = ?", projectId).First(&project); result.Error != nil {
+	if result := pc.dbClient.Where("project_reference_id = ?", projectId).First(&project); result.Error != nil {
 		if errors.Is(result.Error, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "Project not found"})
 		} else {