diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 87c2fd5..c2a9d37 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ def search_projects(
             )
 
     if namespace:
-        projects = project.filter(
+        projects = projects.filter(
             model.Project.namespace == namespace
         )