diff --git a/app/Model/Project.php b/app/Model/Project.php
index c657e823f..c4ec232ad 100644
--- a/app/Model/Project.php
+++ b/app/Model/Project.php
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ class Project extends Base
      * Get a project by the name
      *
      * @access public
-     * @param  string   $project_name    Project name
+     * @param  string     $name    Project name
      * @return array
      */
-    public function getByName($project_name)
+    public function getByName($name)
     {
-        return $this->db->table(self::TABLE)->eq('name', $project_name)->findOne();
+        return $this->db->table(self::TABLE)->eq('name', $name)->findOne();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php b/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php
index da6b62f51..a9196121a 100644
--- a/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/functionals/ApiTest.php
@@ -80,6 +80,21 @@ class Api extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(1, $project['id']);
     }
 
+    public function testGetProjectByName()
+    {
+        $project = $this->client->getProjectByName('API test');
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($project);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $project['id']);
+
+        $project = $this->client->getProjectByName(array('name' => 'API test'));
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($project);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $project['id']);
+
+        $project = $this->client->getProjectByName('None');
+        $this->assertEmpty($project);
+        $this->assertNull($project);
+    }
+
     public function testUpdateProject()
     {
         $project = $this->client->getProjectById(1);