diff --git a/api/v3/TwingleSync/models/TwingleProject.php b/api/v3/TwingleSync/models/TwingleProject.php
index 97b8645..b221acb 100644
--- a/api/v3/TwingleSync/models/TwingleProject.php
+++ b/api/v3/TwingleSync/models/TwingleProject.php
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@ class TwingleProject {
       $values['last_modified_date'] =
         self::getDateTime($values['last_modified_date']);
 
+      // empty project_type to 'default
+      $values['type'] = $values['type'] == ''
+        ? 'default'
+        : $values['type'];
+
     }
     elseif ($direction == self::OUT) {
 
@@ -367,6 +372,11 @@ class TwingleProject {
       $values['last_modified_date'] =
         self::getTimestamp($values['last_modified_date']);
 
+      // default project_type to ''
+      $values['type'] = $values['type'] == 'default'
+        ? ''
+        : $values['type'];
+
     }
     else {
 
diff --git a/api/v3/TwingleSync/resources/dictionary.json b/api/v3/TwingleSync/resources/dictionary.json
index dc62f37..2e6bdec 100644
--- a/api/v3/TwingleSync/resources/dictionary.json
+++ b/api/v3/TwingleSync/resources/dictionary.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "fields": {
     "name": "title",
-    "last_update": "last_modified_date",
-    "" : "default"
+    "last_update": "last_modified_date"
   }
 }
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