diff --git a/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java b/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java
index 6f6566e7a..286bec052 100644
--- a/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java
+++ b/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@
  * <p>
  * Changes related to v5-groups-api
  * </p>
- *
- * @author dushyantb
- * @version 1.1
+ * Version 1.2 (Fixing serilization error for ProjectGroup):
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li>Added serlization version id to avoid marshlling errors</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * @author dushyantb, vikasrohit
+ * @version 1.2
  */
 
 public class ProjectGroup implements Serializable {
+    /**
+     * Unique seriliazation version id
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 652485342267757690L;
+
     /**
      * Represents group id
      */
diff --git a/src/java/main/com/topcoder/direct/services/view/util/DirectUtils.java b/src/java/main/com/topcoder/direct/services/view/util/DirectUtils.java
index 7d7a46ecb..b98db584a 100644
--- a/src/java/main/com/topcoder/direct/services/view/util/DirectUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/main/com/topcoder/direct/services/view/util/DirectUtils.java
@@ -3876,6 +3876,7 @@ public static Set<Map<String, String>> getGroupsFromApi(TCSubject tcSubject, Str
 
         if (!DirectUtils.isCockpitAdmin(tcSubject) && !DirectUtils.isTcStaff(tcSubject)) {
             uri.setParameter("memberId", String.valueOf(tcSubject.getUserId()));
+            uri.setParameter("membershipType", "user");
         }
 
         uri.setParameter(PER_PAGE, PER_PAGE_VALUE);