diff --git a/lib/yuidoc.js b/lib/yuidoc.js
index 80519338..073e8cc2 100755
--- a/lib/yuidoc.js
+++ b/lib/yuidoc.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ YUI.add('yuidoc', function (Y) {
             }
 
             if (self.options.project) {
-                parser.data.project = self.options.project;
+                data.project = self.options.project;
             }
 
             if (self.options.writeJSON) {