diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 609445e6c7e..ac70f651358 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     UsersProject.set_callback(:destroy, :after, :update_repository)
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { redirect_to projects_url }
+      format.html { redirect_to root_path }
     end
   end