diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/DownloadCommandUpdater.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/DownloadCommandUpdater.java
index 604605e..5daa828 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/DownloadCommandUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/DownloadCommandUpdater.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   @Override
   public void onGitReferenceUpdated(Event event) {
     if (event.getRefName().equals(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG)) {
-      Project.NameKey p = new Project.NameKey(event.getProjectName());
+      Project.NameKey p = Project.nameKey(event.getProjectName());
       try {
         ProjectConfig oldCfg =
             projectConfigFactory.read(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/ProjectDownloadCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/ProjectDownloadCommand.java
index 3b63021..10d0291 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/ProjectDownloadCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/download/command/project/ProjectDownloadCommand.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
   @Override
   public String getCommand(DownloadScheme scheme, String project, String ref) {
-    Project.NameKey projectName = new Project.NameKey(project);
+    Project.NameKey projectName = Project.nameKey(project);
     String command = commands.get(projectName);
     if (command == null) {
       ProjectState projectState = projectCache.get(projectName);