diff --git a/app/controllers/users/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/projects_controller.rb
index 8ffa8fa85..caf9df1c7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users/projects_controller.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ class Users::ProjectsController < Users::BaseController
   private
 
   def query_params
-    params.permit(:category, :status, :sort_direction)
+    params.permit(:category, :status, :sort_directio, :topic_name)
   end
 end
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