diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.html
index 9ceee682e3..041644ae17 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       <template is="dom-repeat" items="[[_shownProjects]]">
         <tr class="project-table">
           <td class="name">
-            <a href$="[[_getUrl(item.id)]]">[[item.name]]</a>
+            <a href$="[[_getUrl(item.name)]]">[[item.name]]</a>
           </td>
           <td class="description">[[item.description]]</td>
           <td class="repositoryBrowser">
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.js
index 038b41f611..6e6a51ba02 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-project-list/gr-admin-project-list.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 
     _getUrl(item) {
       return this.getBaseUrl() + '/admin/projects/' +
-          this.encodeURL(item, false);
+          this.encodeURL(item, true);
     },