diff --git a/projects/meta/index.md b/projects/meta/index.md
index 45aaa8338a2e01f33de2729e546321a67c3be6d3..3b3e7fb02fc3eae6b78c6779ed0310453de323c4 100644
--- a/projects/meta/index.md
+++ b/projects/meta/index.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Projects
 permalink: /projects/
 ---
 
-{% assign projects = site.pages | where: "layout", "project" | where: "active", true | sort: "start_date" %}
+{% assign projects = site.pages | where: "layout", "project" | where: "active", "true" | sort: "start_date" %}
 
 #### Projects with current, external funding ([completed projects](../completed)).