diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/pull_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/pull_requests_controller.rb
index ef9bc0a15..459631a0a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/pull_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/pull_requests_controller.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Api::V1::PullRequestsController < Api::V1::BaseController
   end
 
   def create
-    from_project = Project.find(pull_params[:from_project]) if pull_params.try('[]', :from_project).present?
+    from_project = Project.find(pull_params[:from_project_id]) if pull_params[:from_project_id].present?
     from_project ||= @project
     authorize! :read, from_project