diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
index ac393b3c..2f54be17 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from fmtm_splitter.splitter import split_by_square
 from fastapi.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from databases import Database
+from app.models.enums import ProjectStatus
 
 
 async def create_project_with_project_info(
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ async def create_project_with_project_info(
                 "short_description": project_metadata.short_description,
                 "description": project_metadata.description,
                 "per_task_instructions": project_metadata.per_task_instructions,
-                "status": "DRAFT",
-                "visibility": "PUBLIC",
+                "status": ProjectStatus.DRAFT.name,
+                "visibility": project_metadata.visibility.name,
                 "outline": str(project_metadata.outline),
                 "no_fly_zones": str(project_metadata.no_fly_zones),
                 "dem_url": project_metadata.dem_url,
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
index 5e9a32cc..4cf72565 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, computed_field, Field
 from typing import Any, Optional, Union
 from geojson_pydantic import Feature, FeatureCollection, Polygon
-from app.models.enums import TaskSplitType
+from app.models.enums import ProjectVisibility
 from shapely import wkb
 from datetime import date
 
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class ProjectIn(BaseModel):
     short_description: str
     description: str
     per_task_instructions: Optional[str] = None
-    organisation_id: Optional[int] = None
-    task_split_type: Optional[TaskSplitType] = None
     task_split_dimension: Optional[int] = None
     dem_url: Optional[str] = None
     gsd_cm_px: float = None
@@ -45,6 +43,7 @@ class ProjectIn(BaseModel):
     output_pointcloud_url: Optional[str] = None
     output_raw_url: Optional[str] = None
     deadline_at: Optional[date] = None
+    visibility: Optional[ProjectVisibility] = ProjectVisibility.PUBLIC
 
     @computed_field
     @property