diff --git a/api.php b/api.php
index 8016f651..663214e7 100644
--- a/api.php
+++ b/api.php
@@ -921,6 +921,23 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 
 
 
+			/*	APIDOC: project/view
+				description(Displays the current project information.  project array: project_id integer, projectdivisions_id integer, title varchar(255), language char(2), req_electricity enum('no', 'yes'), req_table enum('no', 'yes'), req_special varchar(128), summary text)
+				return(project array)
+			*/
+			case 'view':
+				if($u=user_load($_SESSION['users_id'])) {
+				$p=getProject(getRegistrationsId($_SESSION['users_id']));
+				if(is_array($p)) {
+					$ret['status'] = 'ok';
+					$ret['project'] = $p;
+				}
+				else {
+					$ret['status'] = 'error';
+					$ret['error'] = 'no project';
+				}
+
+			break;
 			/*	APIDOC: project/edit
 				post(project array)
 				description(Edit an existing project.  "language" notes the language a participant wishes to be judged in. "req_electricity" notes whethor or not the project requires an electrical outlet. "req_table" states whether or not the project needs a table. "req_special" is a field for special requirements.   project array: project_id integer, projectdivisions_id integer, title varchar(255), language char(2), req_electricity enum('no', 'yes'), req_table enum('no', 'yes'), req_special varchar(128), summary text)
@@ -938,7 +955,7 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				if($message == 'success'){
 					$ret['status'] = 'ok';
 					//FIXME: this should getProject or something to reload whats actually in the database instead of just returning what they gave us
-					$ret['project'] = json_encode($project);
+					$ret['project'] = $project;
 				}else{
 					$ret['status'] = 'error';
 					$ret['error'] = $message;
diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index 22a28f9f..0ae496d9 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -664,8 +664,7 @@ function getProject($registrations_id){
 		'registrations_id', 'req_table', 'req_special', 'summary'
 	));
 	$q = mysql_query("SELECT $fields FROM projects WHERE registrations_id='$registrations_id' AND conferences_id='".$conference['id']."' LIMIT 1");
-	$returnval = mysql_error();
-	if($returnval){
+	if(mysql_error()) {
 		$returnval = "register_participants.inc.php::getProject -> " . $returnval;
 	}else{
 		$returnval = mysql_fetch_assoc($q);
@@ -682,8 +681,7 @@ function addProject($registrations_id){
 	"); 
 	//now query the one we just inserted
  	$q = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM projects WHERE registrations_id='$registrations_id' AND conferences_id='{$conference['id']}'");
-	$returnval = mysql_error();
-	if($returnval){
+	if(mysql_error()) {
 		$returnval = "register_participants.inc.php::addProject -> " . $returnval;
 	}else{
 		$returnval = mysql_fetch_assoc($q);