diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
index b851310f..136d5c8b 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
@@ -8,26 +8,41 @@
 import shapely.wkb as wkblib
 from shapely.geometry import shape
 from fastapi import HTTPException
-from app.utils import merge_multipolygon
+from app.utils import geometry_to_geojson, merge_multipolygon
 from fmtm_splitter.splitter import split_by_square
 from fastapi.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from app.db import database
 from fastapi import Depends
+from asyncio import gather
 
 async def get_project_by_id(
     db: Session = Depends(database.get_db), project_id: Optional[int] = None
 ) -> db_models.DbProject:
     """Get a single project by id."""
-    if not project_id:
-        return None
+    db_project = (
+        db.query(db_models.DbProject)
+        .filter(db_models.DbProject.id == project_id)
+        .first()
+    )
+    return await convert_to_app_project(db_project)
 
-    db_project = db.query(db_models.DbProject).filter(db_models.DbProject.id == project_id).first()
+async def convert_to_app_project(db_project: db_models.DbProject):
+    """Legacy function to convert db models --> Pydantic.
+
+    TODO refactor to use Pydantic model methods instead.
+    """
     if not db_project:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND,
-            detail=f"Project with ID {project_id} does not exist",
+        log.debug("convert_to_app_project called, but no project provided")
+        return None
+
+    app_project = db_project
+
+    if db_project.outline:
+        app_project.outline_geojson = geometry_to_geojson(
+            db_project.outline, {"id": db_project.id}, db_project.id
         )
-    return db_project
+    app_project.tasks = db_project.tasks
+    return app_project
 
 async def get_projects(
     db: Session,
@@ -47,24 +62,20 @@ async def get_projects(
 
 async def convert_to_app_projects(
     db_projects: List[db_models.DbProject],
-) -> List[project_schemas.ProjectInfo]:
+) -> List[project_schemas.ProjectOut]:
     """Legacy function to convert db models --> Pydantic.
 
     TODO refactor to use Pydantic model methods instead.
     """
     if db_projects and len(db_projects) > 0:
-        filtered_projects = [
-            {
-                "id": project.id,
-                "name": project.name,
-                "short_description": project.short_description,
-                "description": project.description,
-                "per_task_instructions": project.per_task_instructions,
-                "outline": None
-            }
-            for project in db_projects if project is not None
-        ]
-        return [project_schemas.ProjectOut(**project) for project in filtered_projects]
+
+        async def convert_project(project):
+            return await convert_to_app_project(project)
+
+        app_projects = await gather(
+            *[convert_project(project) for project in db_projects]
+        )
+        return [project for project in app_projects if project is not None]
     else:
         return []