diff --git a/src/components/projects/CreateProjectForm.vue b/src/components/projects/CreateProjectForm.vue
index 7f5f4735..4ca727d0 100644
--- a/src/components/projects/CreateProjectForm.vue
+++ b/src/components/projects/CreateProjectForm.vue
@@ -433,23 +433,12 @@
         <div class="flex-row">
           <b-field label="Observing Side">
             <b-field>
-              <b-radio-button
-                v-model="observing_side"
-                type="is-light"
-                native-value="east_only"
-              >
-                <b-icon icon="check" />
-                <span>Ascending</span>
-              </b-radio-button>
-
-              <b-radio-button
-                v-model="observing_side"
-                type="is-light"
-                native-value="west_only"
-              >
-                <b-icon icon="check" />
-                <span>Descending</span>
-              </b-radio-button>
+              <b-checkbox v-model="ascending">
+                Ascending
+              </b-checkbox>
+              <b-checkbox v-model="descending">
+                Descending
+              </b-checkbox>
             </b-field>
           </b-field>
         </div>
@@ -1169,7 +1158,8 @@ export default {
       'targets',
       'project_is_active',
       'generic_instrument',
-      'observing_side',
+      'ascending',
+      'descending',
       'ra_offset',
       'ra_offset_units',
       'dec_offset',
diff --git a/src/store/modules/project_params.js b/src/store/modules/project_params.js
index 0113b1f8..8658f433 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/project_params.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/project_params.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ const state = {
   // Project constraints below
   project_is_active: true,
   generic_instrument: 'Main Camera', // removed from ui with options Auxiliary, Echelle, UXEX, Planet, IR at waynes request
-  observing_side: 'flip_ok', // can be ['flip_ok', 'no_flip', 'east_only', 'west_only']
+  ascending: false,
+  descending: false,
   ra_offset: 0.0,
   ra_offset_units: 'deg',
   dec_offset: 0.0,
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ const getters = {
     return {
       project_is_active: state.project_is_active,
       generic_instrument: state.generic_instrument,
-      observing_side: state.observing_side,
+      ascending: state.ascending,
+      descending: state.descending,
       ra_offset: state.ra_offset,
       ra_offset_units: state.ra_offset_units,
       dec_offset: state.dec_offset,
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ const mutations = {
 
   project_is_active (state, val) { state.project_is_active = val },
   generic_instrument (state, val) { state.generic_instrument = val },
-  observing_side (state, val) { state.observing_side = val },
+  ascending (state, val) { state.ascending = val },
+  descending (state, val) { state.descending = val },
   ra_offset (state, val) { state.ra_offset = val },
   ra_offset_units (state, val) { state.ra_offset_units = val },
   dec_offset (state, val) { state.dec_offset = val },