diff --git a/src/hooks/useProjects.js b/src/hooks/useProjects.js
index 8945bc59..e7e9aa14 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useProjects.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useProjects.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const useProjects = () => {
   const { profile } = useProfile();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const [projects, setProjects] = useState([]);
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
 
   const projects_cache = getCachedData("projectslist");
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ export const useProjects = () => {
     } else {
       if (!projects.length) {
         const filtered = filterProjects(projects_cache);
-        setProjects(filtered);
+        setProjects( filtered );
+        setLoading(false);
       }
     }
   };