diff --git a/src/api/app/controllers/webui/request_controller.rb b/src/api/app/controllers/webui/request_controller.rb
index 626c850628d..7bec5e71102 100644
--- a/src/api/app/controllers/webui/request_controller.rb
+++ b/src/api/app/controllers/webui/request_controller.rb
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ def addreview_opts
   end
 
   def any_project_maintained_by_current_user?
-    projects = @actions.select(:target_project).distinct.pluck(:target_project)
+    projects = Project.where(name: @actions.select(:target_project))
     maintainer_role = Role.find_by_title('maintainer')
-    projects.any? { |project| Project.find_by_name(project).user_has_role?(User.possibly_nobody, maintainer_role) }
+    projects.any? { |project| project.user_has_role?(User.possibly_nobody, maintainer_role) }
   end
 
   def new_state