diff --git a/internal/project/repository/eventsourcing/project.go b/internal/project/repository/eventsourcing/project.go
index 8eba337588..5d41db2e4a 100644
--- a/internal/project/repository/eventsourcing/project.go
+++ b/internal/project/repository/eventsourcing/project.go
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ func addProjectValidation(projectName string) func(...*es_models.Event) error {
 				_, project := model.GetProject(projects, event.AggregateID)
 				project.AppendAddProjectEvent(event)
 			case model.ProjectRemoved:
-				for i, project := range projects {
-					if project.AggregateID == event.AggregateID {
+				for i := len(projects) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+					if projects[i].AggregateID == event.AggregateID {
 						projects[i] = projects[len(projects)-1]
 						projects[len(projects)-1] = nil
 						projects = projects[:len(projects)-1]