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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
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+      "peerDependencies": {
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+        "utf-8-validate": ">=5.0.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "bufferutil": {
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+        "utf-8-validate": {
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@@ -5163,6 +5528,13 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nwsapi/-/nwsapi-2.2.20.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/ieB+mDe4MrrKMT8z+mQL8klXydZWGR5Dowt4RAGKbJ3kIGEx3X4ljUo+6V73IXtUPWgfOlU5B9MlGxFO5T+cA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
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@@ -5217,6 +5589,19 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/parse5": {
+      "version": "7.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse5/-/parse5-7.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IInvU7fabl34qmi9gY8XOVxhYyMyuH2xUNpb2q8/Y+7552KlejkRvqvD19nMoUW/uQGGbqNpA6Tufu5FL5BZgw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "entities": "^6.0.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/inikulin/parse5?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
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+    "node_modules/punycode": {
+      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.3.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
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@@ -6805,6 +7200,13 @@
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       }
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+    "node_modules/rrweb-cssom": {
+      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rrweb-cssom/-/rrweb-cssom-0.8.0.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
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@@ -6846,6 +7248,26 @@
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+    "node_modules/safer-buffer": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/saxes": {
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/saxes/-/saxes-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xAg7SOnEhrm5zI3puOOKyy1OMcMlIJZYNJY7xLBwSze0UjhPLnWfj2GF2EpT0jmzaJKIWKHLsaSSajf35bcYnA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "xmlchars": "^2.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=v12.22.7"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/scheduler": {
       "version": "0.23.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.23.2.tgz",
@@ -7236,6 +7658,13 @@
         "react": "^16.11.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/symbol-tree": {
+      "version": "3.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/symbol-tree/-/symbol-tree-3.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9QNk5KwDF+Bvz+PyObkmSYjI5ksVUYtjW7AU22r2NKcfLJcXp96hkDWU3+XndOsUb+AQ9QhfzfCT2O+CNWT5Tw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/tailwindcss": {
       "version": "3.4.17",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tailwindcss/-/tailwindcss-3.4.17.tgz",
@@ -7448,6 +7877,26 @@
         "node": ">=14.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/tldts": {
+      "version": "6.1.86",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tldts/-/tldts-6.1.86.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WMi/OQ2axVTf/ykqCQgXiIct+mSQDFdH2fkwhPwgEwvJ1kSzZRiinb0zF2Xb8u4+OqPChmyI6MEu4EezNJz+FQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tldts-core": "^6.1.86"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "tldts": "bin/cli.js"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/tldts-core": {
+      "version": "6.1.86",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tldts-core/-/tldts-core-6.1.86.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Je6p7pkk+KMzMv2XXKmAE3McmolOQFdxkKw0R8EYNr7sELW46JqnNeTX8ybPiQgvg1ymCoF8LXs5fzFaZvJPTA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/to-regex-range": {
       "version": "5.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz",
@@ -7466,6 +7915,19 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/tough-cookie": {
+      "version": "5.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-5.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FVDYdxtnj0G6Qm/DhNPSb8Ju59ULcup3tuJxkFb5K8Bv2pUXILbf0xZWU8PX8Ov19OXljbUyveOFwRMwkXzO+A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tldts": "^6.1.32"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tr46": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
@@ -7816,6 +8278,19 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/w3c-xmlserializer": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/w3c-xmlserializer/-/w3c-xmlserializer-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o8qghlI8NZHU1lLPrpi2+Uq7abh4GGPpYANlalzWxyWteJOCsr/P+oPBA49TOLu5FTZO4d3F9MnWJfiMo4BkmA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "xml-name-validator": "^5.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/warning": {
       "version": "4.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/warning/-/warning-4.0.3.tgz",
@@ -7837,6 +8312,29 @@
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       "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
     },
+    "node_modules/whatwg-encoding": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-encoding/-/whatwg-encoding-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6qN4hJdMwfYBtE3YBTTHhoeuUrDBPZmbQaxWAqSALV/MeEnR5z1xd8UKud2RAkFoPkmB+hli1TZSnyi84xz1vQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "iconv-lite": "0.6.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/whatwg-mimetype": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-mimetype/-/whatwg-mimetype-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QaKxh0eNIi2mE9p2vEdzfagOKHCcj1pJ56EEHGQOVxp8r9/iszLUUV7v89x9O1p/T+NlTM5W7jW6+cz4Fq1YVg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/whatwg-url": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
@@ -7983,6 +8481,23 @@
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       }
     },
+    "node_modules/xml-name-validator": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xml-name-validator/-/xml-name-validator-5.0.0.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/xmlchars": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlchars/-/xmlchars-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZnDKK8B0RCDw84FNdDAIpZK+JuJw+s7Lz8nksI7SIuU3UXJJslUthsi+uWBUYOwPFwW7W7PRLRfUKpxjtjFCw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-2.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.tsx
index aa2a4011..e6df7839 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.tsx
@@ -708,8 +708,9 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
       dispatch(setRequestParams(initialParams));
     }
     
-    // Initialize grouped request params only once
+    // Initialize grouped request params with proper groupBy value
     if (!groupedRequestParams.groupBy) {
+      const initialGroupBy = groupBy || ProjectGroupBy.CATEGORY;
       dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams({
         filter: filterIndex,
         index: 1,
@@ -717,24 +718,45 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
         field: 'name',
         order: 'ascend',
         search: '',
-        groupBy: '',
+        groupBy: initialGroupBy,
         statuses: null,
         categories: null,
       }));
     }
-  }, [dispatch, getFilterIndex]); // Remove requestParams and groupedRequestParams from deps to avoid loops
+  }, [dispatch, getFilterIndex, groupBy]); // Add groupBy to deps to handle initial state
 
   // Separate effect for tracking page visits - only run once
   useEffect(() => {
     trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_page_visit);
   }, [trackMixpanelEvent]);
 
-  // Optimized effect for grouped projects - only fetch when necessary
+  // Enhanced effect for grouped projects - fetch data when in group view
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP && groupBy && groupedRequestParams.groupBy) {
-      dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(groupedRequestParams));
+    // Fetch grouped projects when:
+    // 1. View mode is GROUP
+    // 2. We have a groupBy value (either from Redux or default)
+    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP && groupBy) {
+      // Always ensure grouped request params are properly set with current groupBy
+      const shouldUpdateParams = !groupedRequestParams.groupBy || groupedRequestParams.groupBy !== groupBy;
+      
+      if (shouldUpdateParams) {
+        const updatedParams = {
+          ...groupedRequestParams,
+          groupBy: groupBy,
+          // Ensure we have all required params for the API call
+          index: groupedRequestParams.index || 1,
+          size: groupedRequestParams.size || DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+          field: groupedRequestParams.field || 'name',
+          order: groupedRequestParams.order || 'ascend',
+        };
+        dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams(updatedParams));
+        dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(updatedParams));
+      } else if (groupedRequestParams.groupBy === groupBy && !groupedProjects.data) {
+        // Params are set correctly but we don't have data yet - fetch it
+        dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(groupedRequestParams));
+      }
     }
-  }, [dispatch, viewMode, groupBy, groupedRequestParams]);
+  }, [dispatch, viewMode, groupBy, groupedRequestParams, groupedProjects.data]);
 
   // Optimize lookups loading - only fetch once
   useEffect(() => {