diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/api/service/ProjectsADMRestService.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/api/service/ProjectsADMRestService.scala
index b2082be847..d97477efa0 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/api/service/ProjectsADMRestService.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/api/service/ProjectsADMRestService.scala
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@
 
 package org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.api.service
 
-import zio.*
-import zio.macros.accessible
-
 import dsp.errors.BadRequestException
 import dsp.errors.NotFoundException
-import org.knora.webapi.messages.admin.responder.projectsmessages.ProjectIdentifierADM.*
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.admin.responder.projectsmessages.*
+import org.knora.webapi.messages.admin.responder.projectsmessages.ProjectIdentifierADM.*
 import org.knora.webapi.responders.admin.ProjectsResponderADM
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.api.model.ProjectDataGetResponseADM
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.api.model.ProjectExportInfoResponse
@@ -30,6 +27,8 @@ import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.service.ProjectExportService
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.service.ProjectImportService
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.common.api.AuthorizationRestService
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.common.api.KnoraResponseRenderer
+import zio.*
+import zio.macros.accessible
 
 @accessible
 trait ProjectADMRestService {
@@ -284,8 +283,8 @@ final case class ProjectsADMRestServiceLive(
       project        <- projectRepo.findById(id).someOrFail(NotFoundException(s"Project '${getId(id)}' not found."))
       _              <- permissionService.ensureSystemAdminOrProjectAdmin(user, project)
       restrictedView <- req.toRestrictedView
-      _              <- projectService.setProjectRestrictedView(project, restrictedView)
-    } yield RestrictedViewResponse.from(restrictedView)
+      newSettings    <- projectService.setProjectRestrictedView(project, restrictedView)
+    } yield RestrictedViewResponse.from(newSettings)
 
   override def exportProject(shortcodeStr: String, user: User): Task[Unit] =
     convertStringToShortcodeId(shortcodeStr).flatMap(exportProject(_, user))
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/ProjectADMService.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/ProjectADMService.scala
index a98f9aa9c6..e1b7ca5fde 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/ProjectADMService.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/ProjectADMService.scala
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ final case class ProjectADMService(
       .map(_ :+ projectGraph)
   }
 
-  def setProjectRestrictedView(project: KnoraProject, settings: RestrictedView): Task[Unit] = {
+  def setProjectRestrictedView(project: KnoraProject, settings: RestrictedView): Task[RestrictedView] = {
     val newSettings = settings match {
       case RestrictedView.Watermark(false) => RestrictedView.default
       case s                               => s
     }
-    projectRepo.setProjectRestrictedView(project, newSettings)
+    projectRepo.setProjectRestrictedView(project, newSettings).as(newSettings)
   }
 
-  def setProjectRestrictedView(project: ProjectADM, settings: RestrictedView): Task[Unit] =
+  def setProjectRestrictedView(project: ProjectADM, settings: RestrictedView): Task[RestrictedView] =
     setProjectRestrictedView(toKnoraProject(project), settings)
 }