diff --git a/addons/project/controllers/portal.py b/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
index 28c45da5a6b..798812cb5c2 100644
--- a/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ class ProjectCustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
                 values['task_id'] = task_id
             return request.render("project.project_sharing_portal", values)
         project_sudo = project_sudo if access_token else project_sudo.with_user(request.env.user)
+        if not groupby:
+            groupby = 'stage'
         values = self._project_get_page_view_values(project_sudo, access_token, page, date_begin, date_end, sortby, search, search_in, groupby, **kw)
         return request.render("project.portal_my_project", values)
 
@@ -387,8 +389,6 @@ class ProjectCustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
         # default group by value
         if not groupby or (groupby == 'milestone' and not milestones_allowed):
             groupby = 'project'
-        if project:
-            groupby = 'stage'
 
         if date_begin and date_end:
             domain += [('create_date', '>', date_begin), ('create_date', '<=', date_end)]
diff --git a/addons/project/views/project_portal_project_project_templates.xml b/addons/project/views/project_portal_project_project_templates.xml
index fa65493ca67..1c69edb85ec 100644
--- a/addons/project/views/project_portal_project_project_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/project/views/project_portal_project_project_templates.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <template id="portal_layout" name="Portal layout: project menu entry" inherit_id="portal.portal_breadcrumbs" priority="40">
         <xpath expr="//ol[hasclass('o_portal_submenu')]" position="inside">
             <li t-if="page_name == 'project' or project" class="col-lg-2" t-attf-class="breadcrumb-item #{'active ' if not project else ''}">
-                <a t-if="project" t-attf-href="/my/projects?{{ keep_query() }}">Projects</a>
+                <a t-if="project" t-attf-href="/my/projects">Projects</a>
                 <t t-else="">Projects</t>
             </li>
             <li t-if="page_name in ['project_task', 'project_subtasks'] and project" class="breadcrumb-item active">
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 <tbody>
                     <tr t-foreach="projects" t-as="project">
                         <td>
-                            <a t-attf-href="/my/projects/#{project.id}?{{ keep_query() }}"><span t-field="project.name"/></a>
+                            <a t-attf-href="/my/projects/#{project.id}"><span t-field="project.name"/></a>
                         </td>
                         <td class="text-end">
                             <t t-out="project.task_count" />