diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ccb21a8..443ad56 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def can_create_project?
-    projects_limit > owned_projects.count
+    projects_limit_left > 0
   end
 
   def can_create_group?
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