diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
index 192e55dd..d42c307d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ export function setNewProject(project) {
   };
 }
 
-export function getProject(id) {
+export function getProject(id, username) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     dispatch(justOpenedProject());
-    axios.get(`${ROOT_URL}/projects/${id}`, { withCredentials: true })
+    axios.get(`${ROOT_URL}/${username}/projects/${id}`, { withCredentials: true })
       .then((response) => {
         dispatch(setProject(response.data));
         dispatch(setUnsavedChanges(false));
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
index 14ac255c..50acea22 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ class IDEView extends React.Component {
 
     this.props.stopSketch();
     if (this.props.params.project_id) {
-      const id = this.props.params.project_id;
+      const { project_id: id, username } = this.props.params;
       if (id !== this.props.project.id) {
-        this.props.getProject(id);
+        this.props.getProject(id, username);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/project.controller.js b/server/controllers/project.controller.js
index 1e15619b..ab4d4a63 100644
--- a/server/controllers/project.controller.js
+++ b/server/controllers/project.controller.js
@@ -63,25 +63,21 @@ export function updateProject(req, res) {
 }
 
 export function getProject(req, res) {
-  const projectId = req.params.project_id;
-  Project.findById(projectId)
-    .populate('user', 'username')
-    .exec((err, project) => { // eslint-disable-line
-      if (err) {
-        return res.status(404).send({ message: 'Project with that id does not exist' });
-      } else if (!project) {
-        Project.findOne({ slug: projectId })
-          .populate('user', 'username')
-          .exec((innerErr, projectBySlug) => {
-            if (innerErr || !projectBySlug) {
-              return res.status(404).send({ message: 'Project with that id does not exist' });
-            }
-            return res.json(projectBySlug);
-          });
-      } else {
+  const { project_id: projectId, username } = req.params;
+  User.findOne({ username }, (err, user) => { // eslint-disable-line
+    if (!user) {
+      return res.status(404).send({ message: 'Project with that username does not exist' });
+    }
+    Project.findOne({ user: user._id, $or: [{ _id: projectId }, { slug: projectId }] })
+      .populate('user', 'username')
+      .exec((err, project) => { // eslint-disable-line
+        if (err) {
+          console.log(err);
+          return res.status(404).send({ message: 'Project with that id does not exist' });
+        }
         return res.json(project);
-      }
-    });
+      });
+  });
 }
 
 export function getProjectsForUserId(userId) {
@@ -150,18 +146,10 @@ export function projectForUserExists(username, projectId, callback) {
       callback(false);
       return;
     }
-    Project.findOne({ _id: projectId, user: user._id }, (innerErr, project) => {
+    Project.findOne({ user: user._id, $or: [{ _id: projectId }, { slug: projectId }] }, (innerErr, project) => {
       if (project) {
         callback(true);
-        return;
       }
-      Project.findOne({ slug: projectId, user: user._id }, (slugError, projectBySlug) => {
-        if (projectBySlug) {
-          callback(true);
-          return;
-        }
-        callback(false);
-      });
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/project.routes.js b/server/routes/project.routes.js
index 5ccd2d91..073ab90d 100644
--- a/server/routes/project.routes.js
+++ b/server/routes/project.routes.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ router.post('/projects', isAuthenticated, ProjectController.createProject);
 
 router.put('/projects/:project_id', isAuthenticated, ProjectController.updateProject);
 
-router.get('/projects/:project_id', ProjectController.getProject);
+router.get('/:username/projects/:project_id', ProjectController.getProject);
 
 router.delete('/projects/:project_id', isAuthenticated, ProjectController.deleteProject);