diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 45ce05ba8..6c8cbbb31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       CLOUDSDK_CORE_DISABLE_PROMPTS: 1
       # used for generating API
       SM_DOCKER: australia-southeast1-docker.pkg.dev/sample-metadata/images/server:${{ github.sha }}
-      SM_API_DOCKER: australia-southeast1-docker.pkg.dev/cpg-common/images/sm-api
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -eo pipefail -l {0}
diff --git a/api/routes/project.py b/api/routes/project.py
index 022244287..5771dfc91 100644
--- a/api/routes/project.py
+++ b/api/routes/project.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async def get_my_projects(connection=get_projectless_db_connection):
 async def create_project(
     name: str,
     dataset: str,
-    create_test_project: bool = True,
+    create_test_project: bool = False,
     connection: Connection = get_projectless_db_connection,
 ) -> int:
     """
diff --git a/db/python/tables/project.py b/db/python/tables/project.py
index 3a44d2a5c..8ea09105a 100644
--- a/db/python/tables/project.py
+++ b/db/python/tables/project.py
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ async def get_projects_accessible_by_user(
         relevant_project_ids = await self.connection.fetch_all(
             _query, {'author': author}
         )
-        projects = await self._get_projects_by_ids(relevant_project_ids)
+        projects = await self._get_projects_by_ids(
+            [p['id'] for p in relevant_project_ids]
+        )
 
         return projects
 
@@ -571,21 +573,20 @@ async def set_group_members(self, group_id: int, members: list[str], author: str
         """
         Set group members for a group (by id)
         """
-        async with self.connection.transaction():
-            await self.connection.execute(
-                """
-                DELETE FROM group_member
-                WHERE group_id = :group_id
-                """,
-                {'group_id': group_id},
-            )
-            await self.connection.execute_many(
-                """
-                INSERT INTO group_member (group_id, member, author)
-                VALUES (:group_id, :member, :author)
-                """,
-                [
-                    {'group_id': group_id, 'member': member, 'author': author}
-                    for member in members
-                ],
-            )
+        await self.connection.execute(
+            """
+            DELETE FROM group_member
+            WHERE group_id = :group_id
+            """,
+            {'group_id': group_id},
+        )
+        await self.connection.execute_many(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO group_member (group_id, member, author)
+            VALUES (:group_id, :member, :author)
+            """,
+            [
+                {'group_id': group_id, 'member': member, 'author': author}
+                for member in members
+            ],
+        )
diff --git a/test/test_project_groups.py b/test/test_project_groups.py
index 9d0acfa0c..0d135e37f 100644
--- a/test/test_project_groups.py
+++ b/test/test_project_groups.py
@@ -198,3 +198,28 @@ async def test_project_access_success(self):
             user=self.author, project_name=g, readonly=True
         )
         self.assertEqual(pid, project_for_name.id)
+
+    @run_as_sync
+    async def test_get_my_projects(self):
+        """
+        Test that a user with permission only has MY projects
+        """
+        await self._add_group_member_direct(GROUP_NAME_PROJECT_CREATORS)
+        await self._add_group_member_direct(GROUP_NAME_MEMBERS_ADMIN)
+
+        g = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+        pid = await self.pttable.create_project(g, g, self.author)
+
+        await self.pttable.set_group_members(
+            group_name=self.pttable.get_project_group_name(g, readonly=True),
+            members=[self.author],
+            author=self.author,
+        )
+
+        projects = await self.pttable.get_projects_accessible_by_user(
+            author=self.author
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(pid, projects[0].id)