diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index f1bf2108eb3..ab40b72c077 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class project_issue(osv.osv):
     def _get_project(self, cr, uid, context):
        user = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,uid, context=context)
        if user.context_project_id:
-           return user.context_project_id
+           return user.context_project_id.id
        return False
 
     def convert_issue_task(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):