diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/report/hr_timesheet_report_view.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet/report/hr_timesheet_report_view.xml
index 2641008d457..c98199cae91 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/report/hr_timesheet_report_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/report/hr_timesheet_report_view.xml
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@
             <field name="name">Timesheets By Project</field>
             <field name="res_model">account.analytic.line</field>
             <field name="domain">[('project_id', '!=', False)]</field>
-            <field name="context">{
-                'search_default_groupby_project': 1,
-                'search_default_groupby_employee': 1,
-            }</field>
+            <field name="context">{'search_default_groupby_project': 1}</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="hr_timesheet_line_search"/>
             <field name="help" type="html">
               <p class="o_view_nocontent_smiling_face">
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_views.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_views.xml
index 7106debc57c..43a99afc0f3 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/hr_timesheet_views.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
             <field name="context">{
                 'search_default_week':1,
                 'search_default_groupby_employee':1,
-                'search_default_groupby_project':1,
+                'search_default_groupby_project':2,
                 'search_default_groupby_task':1,
             }</field>
             <field name="help" type="html">