diff --git a/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java b/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java
index 870a13b..f25e6ee 100644
--- a/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java
+++ b/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/CreateProjectStep.java
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@
   private void setProjectSettings() {
     projectConfig.updateProject(
         b -> {
-          b.setParent(config.getBaseProject(getRepository().isPrivate()));
           b.setDescription(description);
           b.setSubmitType(SubmitType.MERGE_IF_NECESSARY);
           b.setBooleanConfig(
diff --git a/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/GitCloneStep.java b/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/GitCloneStep.java
index 02dfe87..bcd725e 100644
--- a/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/GitCloneStep.java
+++ b/github-plugin/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/github/git/GitCloneStep.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.GerritApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.NotifyHandling;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects.ProjectInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.ProjectDeletedListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
@@ -98,7 +99,10 @@
   private void createNewProject() throws GitException {
     String projectName = organisation + "/" + repository;
     try (ManualRequestContext requestContext = context.openAs(config.importAccountId)) {
-      gerritApi.projects().create(projectName).get();
+      ProjectInput pi = new ProjectInput();
+      pi.name = projectName;
+      pi.parent = config.getBaseProject(getRepository().isPrivate());
+      gerritApi.projects().create(pi).get();
     } catch (ResourceConflictException e) {
       throw new GitDestinationAlreadyExistsException(projectName);
     } catch (RestApiException e) {