diff --git a/.cruft.json b/.cruft.json
index 4c73756..fa785ab 100644
--- a/.cruft.json
+++ b/.cruft.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "template": "https://github.com/projectsyn/commodore-component-template.git",
-  "commit": "f12cbb49f928cf689cf39b98d8d7c9e88fb289f6",
+  "commit": "98d16f99766e6c6d97322dbe42e058f0e2bf73d0",
   "checkout": "main",
   "context": {
     "cookiecutter": {
diff --git a/component/app.jsonnet b/component/app.jsonnet
index a713291..8f81e48 100644
--- a/component/app.jsonnet
+++ b/component/app.jsonnet
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ local argocd = import 'lib/argocd.libjsonnet';
 local app = argocd.App('backup-k8up', params.namespace);
 
 local appPath =
-  local project = std.get(app, 'spec', { project: 'syn' }).project;
+  local project = std.get(std.get(app, 'spec', {}), 'project', 'syn');
   if project == 'syn' then 'apps' else 'apps-%s' % project;
 
 {