diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-include.component.html b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-include.component.html
index e4310b6948..6455c34435 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-include.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-include.component.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
[selected]="selectedProjects"
[includeSubprojects]="includeSubprojects$ | async"
[searchText]="searchText"
+ [root]="true"
(update)="selectedProjects = $event"
data-qa-selector="project-include-list"
>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.html b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.html
index e1271f690e..c4d68e240b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.html
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@