diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_project_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_project_viewset.py
index 166dd1bfae..acc5c3d41d 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_project_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_project_viewset.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 """
 Test ProjectViewSet module.
 """
+
 import json
 import os
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@
     BaseProjectSerializer,
     ProjectSerializer,
 )
-from onadata.libs.utils.user_auth import get_user_default_project
 from onadata.libs.utils.cache_tools import PROJ_OWNER_CACHE, safe_key
+from onadata.libs.utils.user_auth import get_user_default_project
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ def test_projects_list(self):
                                     ("formid", self.xform.pk),
                                     ("id_string", "transportation_2011_07_25"),
                                     ("is_merged_dataset", False),
+                                    ("encrypted", False),
                                     ("contributes_entities_to", None),
                                     ("consumes_entities_from", []),
                                 ]
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/project_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/project_viewset.py
index 9112a0f414..65291edbb9 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/project_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/project_viewset.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 """
 The /projects API endpoint implementation.
 """
+
 import logging
 
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 from onadata.apps.api import tools as utils
 from onadata.apps.api.permissions import ProjectPermissions
 from onadata.apps.api.tools import get_baseviewset_class
-from onadata.apps.logger.models import Project, XForm, ProjectInvitation
+from onadata.apps.logger.models import Project, ProjectInvitation, XForm
 from onadata.apps.main.models import UserProfile
 from onadata.apps.main.models.meta_data import MetaData
 from onadata.libs.data import strtobool
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@
 from onadata.libs.mixins.labels_mixin import LabelsMixin
 from onadata.libs.mixins.profiler_mixin import ProfilerMixin
 from onadata.libs.pagination import StandardPageNumberPagination
+from onadata.libs.serializers.project_invitation_serializer import (
+    ProjectInvitationResendSerializer,
+    ProjectInvitationRevokeSerializer,
+    ProjectInvitationSerializer,
+)
 from onadata.libs.serializers.project_serializer import (
     BaseProjectSerializer,
     ProjectSerializer,
@@ -36,19 +42,13 @@
     RemoveUserFromProjectSerializer,
     ShareProjectSerializer,
 )
-from onadata.libs.utils.common_tools import report_exception
 from onadata.libs.serializers.user_profile_serializer import UserProfileSerializer
 from onadata.libs.serializers.xform_serializer import (
     XFormCreateSerializer,
     XFormSerializer,
 )
-from onadata.libs.serializers.project_invitation_serializer import (
-    ProjectInvitationSerializer,
-    ProjectInvitationRevokeSerializer,
-    ProjectInvitationResendSerializer,
-)
 from onadata.libs.utils.cache_tools import PROJ_OWNER_CACHE, safe_delete
-from onadata.libs.utils.common_tools import merge_dicts
+from onadata.libs.utils.common_tools import merge_dicts, report_exception
 from onadata.libs.utils.export_tools import str_to_bool
 from onadata.libs.utils.project_utils import propagate_project_permissions_async
 from onadata.settings.common import DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, SHARE_PROJECT_SUBJECT
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ProjectViewSet(
     pagination_class = StandardPageNumberPagination
 
     def get_serializer_class(self):
-        """Return BaseProjectSerializer class when listing projects."""
+        """Override `get_serializer_class."""
         if self.action == "list":
             return BaseProjectSerializer
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def forms(self, request, **kwargs):
                     )
 
                 return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-            if survey['type'] and survey['text']:
+            if survey["type"] and survey["text"]:
                 error_message = f"{survey['type']}:{survey['text']}"
             else:
                 error_message = f"{survey}"
diff --git a/onadata/libs/serializers/project_serializer.py b/onadata/libs/serializers/project_serializer.py
index b0f688002d..a9fd3e94f8 100644
--- a/onadata/libs/serializers/project_serializer.py
+++ b/onadata/libs/serializers/project_serializer.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 """
 Project Serializer module.
 """
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@
     get_or_create_organization_owners_team,
     get_organization_members_team,
 )
-from onadata.apps.main.models.user_profile import UserProfile
 from onadata.apps.logger.models.project import Project
 from onadata.apps.logger.models.xform import XForm
+from onadata.apps.main.models.user_profile import UserProfile
 from onadata.libs.permissions import (
     ManagerRole,
     OwnerRole,
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ class Meta:
             "formid",
             "id_string",
             "is_merged_dataset",
+            "encrypted",
             "contributes_entities_to",
             "consumes_entities_from",
         )