diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
index e948db821d..8e4748ebfb 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async def search_project(
     return response
 
 
-@router.get("/{project_id}", response_model=project_schemas.ProjectOut)
+@router.get("/{project_id}", response_model=project_schemas.ReadProject)
 async def read_project(project_id: int, db: Session = Depends(database.get_db)):
     project = await project_crud.get_project_by_id(db, project_id)
     if not project:
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
index a40641974c..8308444aa2 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_schemas.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class ProjectBase(BaseModel):
     author: User
     project_info: ProjectInfo
     status: ProjectStatus
-    location_str: str
+    # location_str: str
     outline_geojson: Optional[GeojsonFeature] = None
     project_tasks: Optional[List[tasks_schemas.Task]]
     xform_title: Optional[str] = None
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ class ProjectBase(BaseModel):
 class ProjectOut(ProjectBase):
     project_uuid: uuid.UUID = uuid.uuid4()
 
+class ReadProject(ProjectBase):
+    project_uuid: uuid.UUID = uuid.uuid4()
+    location_str: str
+
 
 class BackgroundTaskStatus(BaseModel):
     status: str