diff --git a/test/projects-live.jl b/test/projects-live.jl
index eb0b13c30..56e00d621 100644
--- a/test/projects-live.jl
+++ b/test/projects-live.jl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ try
         @test project_dataset.project === nothing
         @test length(project_dataset.versions) == 1
         # TODO: add this properly to DatasetVersion?
-        @test project_dataset._json["versions"][1]["project"] === nothing
+        @test !haskey(project_dataset._json["versions"][1], "project")
         @test project_dataset._json["versions"][1]["uploader"]["username"] == auth.username
 
         # The authentication object we use does not have a project associated with it