1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/project_select.js b/app/assets/javascripts/project_select.js
index 2b2c365dd54..788553636f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/project_select.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/project_select.js
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ const projectSelect = () => {
             this.groupId,
             query.term,
             {
-              search_namespaces: true,
               with_issues_enabled: this.withIssuesEnabled,
               with_merge_requests_enabled: this.withMergeRequestsEnabled,
               with_shared: this.withShared,
               include_subgroups: this.includeProjectsInSubgroups,
+              order_by: 'similarity',
             },
             projectsCallback,
           );