diff --git a/project/project.go b/project/project.go
index a80994d..9060d97 100644
--- a/project/project.go
+++ b/project/project.go
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@ func GetProject(dbConn *sql.DB, url string) (Project, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return Project{}, err
 	}
-	if len(projectDB) == 0 {
-		return Project{}, nil
-	}
 	p := Project{
 		URL:     projectDB["url"],
 		Name:    projectDB["name"],
diff --git a/ws/ws.go b/ws/ws.go
index a4c1486..437b75d 100644
--- a/ws/ws.go
+++ b/ws/ws.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (h Handler) NewHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 
 			proj, err := project.GetProject(h.DbConn, submittedURL)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 				_, err := w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Error getting project: %s", err)))
 				if err != nil {