diff --git a/jbi/jira/service.py b/jbi/jira/service.py
index 504d8649..fe84cb81 100644
--- a/jbi/jira/service.py
+++ b/jbi/jira/service.py
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def update_issue_components(
 
             for comp_name in missing_components:
                 new_comp = self.client.create_component(
-                    project_key=context.jira.project,
+                    project=context.jira.project,
                     name=comp_name,
                 )
                 jira_components.append({"id": new_comp["id"]})
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_steps.py b/tests/unit/test_steps.py
index 2d52d88e..36fba724 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_steps.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_steps.py
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ def test_maybe_update_components_create_components_normal_component(
     )
 
     mocked_jira.create_component.assert_called_once_with(
-        project_key=action_context.jira.project,
+        project=action_context.jira.project,
         name="NewComponent",
     )
     mocked_jira.update_issue_field.assert_called_with(
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ def test_maybe_update_components_create_components_prefix_component(
     )
 
     mocked_jira.create_component.assert_called_once_with(
-        project_key=action_context.jira.project,
+        project=action_context.jira.project,
         name="Firefox::NewComponent",
     )
     mocked_jira.update_issue_field.assert_called_with(