diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
index 5f3c18c9d6..cd788c886e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ export const issueFields = [
 		},
 		typeOptions: {
 			loadOptionsMethod: 'getProjects',
+			loadOptionsDependsOn: [
+				'jiraVersion',
+			],
 		},
 		description: 'Project',
 	},
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/JiraSoftwareCloud.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/JiraSoftwareCloud.node.ts
index 7335d24b6b..17839e3368 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/JiraSoftwareCloud.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/JiraSoftwareCloud.node.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ export class JiraSoftwareCloud implements INodeType {
 			// select them easily
 			async getProjects(this: ILoadOptionsFunctions): Promise<INodePropertyOptions[]> {
 				const returnData: INodePropertyOptions[] = [];
-				const jiraCloudCredentials = this.getCredentials('jiraSoftwareCloudApi');
+				const jiraVersion = this.getCurrentNodeParameter('jiraVersion') as string;
+
 				let endpoint = '/project/search';
-				if (jiraCloudCredentials === undefined) {
+				if (jiraVersion === 'server') {
 					endpoint = '/project';
 				}
 				let projects = await jiraSoftwareCloudApiRequest.call(this, endpoint, 'GET');