diff --git a/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/issues_controller_patch.rb b/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/issues_controller_patch.rb
index eef439f..7b9b79d 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/issues_controller_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/issues_controller_patch.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ module RedmineQbo
     module IssuesControllerPatch
 
       module Helper
+
+        # Check the new issue form for a valid project.
+        # This is added to help prevent 422 unprocessable entity errors when creating an issue 
+        # See https://github.com/redmine/redmine/blob/84483d63828d0cb2efbf5bd786a2f0d22e34c93d/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb#L179
+        def controller_issues_new_before_save(context={})
+          if context[:issue].project.nil?
+            context[:issue].project = projects_for_select(context[:issue]).first
+            context[:controller].flash[:error] = I18n.t(:notice_error_project_nil) + context[:issue].project.to_s
+          end
+
+          return context
+        end
+
         def watcher_link(issue, user)
           link = ''
           link = link_to(I18n.t(:label_bill_time), bill_path( issue.id ), method: :get, class: 'icon icon-email-add') if user.admin?