diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index 598cfff..af9b546 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -527,18 +527,24 @@ function saveRegistrationData($d) {
 	return getRegistration($data['id']);
 }
 
-function getProject($userId){
+function getProject($userId,$registrations_id=null){
 	global $conference;
 
-	$userId = intval($userId);
-	$result = mysql_fetch_assoc(mysql_query("SELECT registrations_id FROM users WHERE id='$userId'"));
-	if(!is_array($result)){
-		return "register_participants.inc.php::getProject -> User not found";
+	if($registrations_id) {
+		$regId=$registrations_id;
 	}
-	$regId = $result['registrations_id'];
-	if(!$regId) {
-		return "register_participants.inc.php::getProject -> no registration id";
+	else {
+		$userId = intval($userId);
+		$result = mysql_fetch_assoc(mysql_query("SELECT registrations_id FROM users WHERE id='$userId'"));
+		if(!is_array($result)){
+			return "register_participants.inc.php::getProject -> User not found";
+		}
+		$regId = $result['registrations_id'];
+		if(!$regId) {
+			return "register_participants.inc.php::getProject -> no registration id";
+		}
 	}
+
 	// FIXME - in the future, this should be able to handle a many-to-many
 	// relationship in projects to registrations (so remove that LIMIT 1)
 	$fields = implode(',', array(
@@ -592,12 +598,7 @@ function addProject($registrations_id){
 		VALUES ('" . $registrations_id . "','" . $conference['id']."', '$projCategory')
 	");
 	//now query the one we just inserted
- 	$q = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM projects WHERE registrations_id='$registrations_id' AND conferences_id='{$conference['id']}'");
-	if(mysql_error()) {
-		$returnval = "register_participants.inc.php::addProject -> " . mysql_error();
-	}else{
-		$returnval = mysql_fetch_assoc($q);
-	}
+	$returnval=getProject(null,$registrations_id);
 	return $returnval;
 }