diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte
index 178c21167d..6af12f0456 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/KanbanView.svelte
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
             kind={'ghost'}
             showTooltip={{ label: tracker.string.AddIssueTooltip, direction: 'left' }}
             on:click={() => {
-              showPopup(CreateIssue, { space: currentSpace, [groupByKey]: state._id }, 'top')
+              showPopup(CreateIssue, { space: currentSpace, [groupByKey]: state }, 'top')
             }}
           />
         </div>
diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/projects/CreateProject.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/projects/CreateProject.svelte
index 4e3c51326c..9ae5ec97a0 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/projects/CreateProject.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/projects/CreateProject.svelte
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
     if (projectData.defaultAssignee !== project?.defaultAssignee) {
       update.defaultAssignee = projectData.defaultAssignee
     }
+    if (projectData.defaultIssueStatus !== project?.defaultIssueStatus) {
+      update.defaultIssueStatus = projectData.defaultIssueStatus
+    }
     if (projectData.icon !== project?.icon) {
       update.icon = projectData.icon
     }