diff --git a/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUser.java b/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUser.java
index 78ff6e048..1c5072b47 100644
--- a/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUser.java
+++ b/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUser.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import static org.apache.commons.collections4.map.UnmodifiableMap.unmodifiableMap;
 
 public class HashMapUser extends User implements net.codestory.http.security.User {
-    private static final String DATASHARE_INDICES_KEY = "datashare_indices";
+    public static final String DATASHARE_PROJECTS_KEY = "datashare_projects";
     final Map<String, Object> userMap;
 
     public HashMapUser(final Map<String, Object> userMap) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public String toJson() {
     }
 
     public List<String> getProjects() {
-        return (List<String>) ofNullable(userMap.get(DATASHARE_INDICES_KEY)).orElse(new LinkedList<>());
+        return (List<String>) ofNullable(userMap.get(DATASHARE_PROJECTS_KEY)).orElse(new LinkedList<>());
     }
 
     public Map<String, Object> getMap() {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public Map<String, Object> getMap() {
     public static HashMapUser local() { return localUser("local"); }
 
     public static HashMapUser localUser(String id) {
-        return new HashMapUser(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{ put("uid", id); put(DATASHARE_INDICES_KEY, singletonList(id + "-datashare"));}}) {
+        return new HashMapUser(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{ put("uid", id); put(DATASHARE_PROJECTS_KEY, singletonList(id + "-datashare"));}}) {
             @Override public String[] roles() { return new String[] {"local"};}
         };
     }
diff --git a/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/YesCookieAuthFilter.java b/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/YesCookieAuthFilter.java
index eef3c6aa6..c862a2a15 100644
--- a/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/YesCookieAuthFilter.java
+++ b/datashare-app/src/main/java/org/icij/datashare/session/YesCookieAuthFilter.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ protected Payload otherUri(String uri, Context context, PayloadSupplier nextFilt
     private User createUser(String userName) {
         HashMapUser user = new HashMapUser(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
             put("uid", userName);
-            put("datashare_projects", singletonList(project));
+            put(HashMapUser.DATASHARE_PROJECTS_KEY, singletonList(project));
         }});
         ((RedisUsers)users).createUser(user);
         return user;
diff --git a/datashare-app/src/test/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUserTest.java b/datashare-app/src/test/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUserTest.java
index 87176d052..3c00f05aa 100644
--- a/datashare-app/src/test/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUserTest.java
+++ b/datashare-app/src/test/java/org/icij/datashare/session/HashMapUserTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public void test_get_indices_for_local_user() {
     public void test_get_indices_for_external_user() {
         assertThat(new HashMapUser(new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
             put("uid", "userid");
-            put("datashare_indices", Collections.singletonList("external_index"));
+            put("datashare_projects", Collections.singletonList("external_index"));
         }}).getProjects()).containsExactly("external_index");
     }
 }