diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.html b/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.html
index 94d562cf..1103afd7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 Start all nodes when this project is opened
             </mat-checkbox>
             
-            <mat-checkbox [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" [(ngModel)]="!project.auto_close">
+            <mat-checkbox [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" [(ngModel)]="auto_close">
                 Leave this project running in the background after closing
             </mat-checkbox>
             
diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.ts
index f6fd15c9..dc77f0f9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/edit-project-dialog/edit-project-dialog.component.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export class EditProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   displayedColumns: string[] = ['name', 'value', 'actions']; 
   variables: ProjectVariable[] = [];
 
+  auto_close: boolean;
+
   constructor(
     public dialogRef: MatDialogRef<EditProjectDialogComponent>,
     private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ export class EditProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     if (this.project.variables) {
       this.project.variables.forEach(n => this.variables.push(n));
     }
+    this.auto_close = !this.project.auto_close;
   }
 
   addVariable() {
@@ -83,6 +86,8 @@ export class EditProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
       this.project.grid_size = this.formGroup.get('nodeGridSize').value;
       this.project.variables = this.variables;
 
+      this.project.auto_close = !this.project.auto_close;
+
       this.projectService.update(this.server, this.project).subscribe((project: Project) => {
           this.toasterService.success(`Project ${project.name} updated.`);
           this.onNoClick();