diff --git a/adhocracy4/follows/templatetags/react_follows.py b/adhocracy4/follows/templatetags/react_follows.py
index 06d20cbf4..e0d1de3c2 100644
--- a/adhocracy4/follows/templatetags/react_follows.py
+++ b/adhocracy4/follows/templatetags/react_follows.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def react_follows(context, project):
     authenticated_as = None
     if user.is_authenticated:
         authenticated_as = user.username
-    attributes = {"project": project.name, "authenticatedAs": authenticated_as}
+    attributes = {"project": project.slug, "authenticatedAs": authenticated_as}
     return format_html(
         '<span data-a4-widget="follows" data-attributes="{attributes}"></span>',
         attributes=json.dumps(attributes),
diff --git a/changelog/_0007.md b/changelog/_0007.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f78bbd84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/_0007.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- follow templatetag is setting the project slug instead of the name