diff --git a/src/DARE-FrontEnd/Controllers/ProjectController.cs b/src/DARE-FrontEnd/Controllers/ProjectController.cs
index c31beab9f..be1290f04 100644
--- a/src/DARE-FrontEnd/Controllers/ProjectController.cs
+++ b/src/DARE-FrontEnd/Controllers/ProjectController.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ private bool IsUserOnProject(Project proj)
             {
                 return true;
             }
-
+            //NO CHANGE
             var usersName = "";
-            usersName = (from x in User.Claims where x.Type == "preferred_username" select x.Value).First();
+            usersName = (from x in User.Claims where x.Type == "preferred_username" select x.Value).FirstOrDefault();
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(usersName) &&
                 (from x in proj.Users where x.Name.ToLower().Trim() == usersName.ToLower().Trim() select x).Any())
             {