diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateProject.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateProject.java
index 37ab506a91..e69b62cf9d 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateProject.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/CreateProject.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class CreateProject implements RestModifyView<TopLevelResource, ProjectIn
             projectControlFactory.controlFor(p.getNameKey(), currentUser.get());
         PutConfig.Input in = new PutConfig.Input();
         in.pluginConfigValues = input.pluginConfigValues;
-        putConfig.get().apply(new ProjectResource(projectControl), in);
+        putConfig.get().apply(projectControl, in);
       } catch (NoSuchProjectException e) {
         throw new ResourceNotFoundException(p.getName());
       }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/PutConfig.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/PutConfig.java
index 9fa9b52af1..3aed95d07b 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/PutConfig.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/PutConfig.java
@@ -114,11 +114,16 @@ public class PutConfig implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Input> {
   public ConfigInfo apply(ProjectResource rsrc, Input input)
       throws ResourceNotFoundException, BadRequestException,
       ResourceConflictException {
-    Project.NameKey projectName = rsrc.getNameKey();
     if (!rsrc.getControl().isOwner()) {
-      throw new ResourceNotFoundException(projectName.get());
+      throw new ResourceNotFoundException(rsrc.getName());
     }
+    return apply(rsrc.getControl(), input);
+  }
 
+  public ConfigInfo apply(ProjectControl ctrl, Input input)
+      throws ResourceNotFoundException, BadRequestException,
+      ResourceConflictException {
+    Project.NameKey projectName = ctrl.getProject().getNameKey();
     if (input == null) {
       throw new BadRequestException("config is required");
     }
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ public class PutConfig implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Input> {
       }
 
       if (input.pluginConfigValues != null) {
-        setPluginConfigValues(rsrc.getControl().getProjectState(),
+        setPluginConfigValues(ctrl.getProjectState(),
             projectConfig, input.pluginConfigValues);
       }