diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/handlers_project_related.go b/backend/internal/handlers/handlers_project_related.go
index bdcabd7..d63d7eb 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/handlers_project_related.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/handlers_project_related.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (gs *GState) IsProjectManagerHandler(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	username := claims["name"].(string)
 
 	// Extract necessary parameters from the request query string
-	projectName := c.Query("projectName")
+	projectName := c.Params("projectName")
 
 	log.Info("Checking if user ", username, " is a project manager for project ", projectName)
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (gs *GState) IsProjectManagerHandler(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 
 	// Return the result as JSON
-	return c.JSON(map[string]bool{"isProjectManager": isManager})
+	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{"isProjectManager": isManager})
 }
 
 func (gs *GState) GetProjectTimesHandler(c *fiber.Ctx) error {