diff --git a/src/api/app/models/project.rb b/src/api/app/models/project.rb
index cb4b3cd122e..fbac63e6a31 100644
--- a/src/api/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/src/api/app/models/project.rb
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ def autocomplete(search)
     where.not('name rlike ?', ::Configuration.unlisted_projects_filter) if ::Configuration.unlisted_projects_filter.present?
   }
   scope :remote, -> { where('NOT ISNULL(projects.remoteurl)') }
-  scope :autocomplete, lambda { |search|
-    where('lower(name) like lower(?)', "#{search}%").where.not('lower(name) like lower(?)', "#{search}%:%")
-  }
+  scope :autocomplete, ->(search) { where('lower(name) like lower(?)', "#{search}%") }
 
   # will return all projects with attribute 'OBS:ImageTemplates'
   scope :local_image_templates, lambda {
diff --git a/src/api/spec/controllers/webui/project_controller_spec.rb b/src/api/spec/controllers/webui/project_controller_spec.rb
index 643745079d0..371c20b840c 100644
--- a/src/api/spec/controllers/webui/project_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/src/api/spec/controllers/webui/project_controller_spec.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
           @json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
         end
 
-        it { expect(@json_response).not_to include(apache_subproject.name) }
+        it { expect(@json_response).to include(apache_subproject.name) }
       end
 
       context 'and searching for parent project' do