diff --git a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
index b13113309..3977c6917 100644
--- a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
@@ -197,11 +197,17 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
       try {
         const resp = await this.axios.post(url, payload, { headers });
         console.log("Got resp data:", resp.data);
-        if (resp.data?.success?.fullIri) {
+        // handleId is new in server v release-1.6.0; remove fullIri when that
+        // version shows up here: https://endorser.ch:3000/api-docs/
+        if (resp.data?.success?.handleId || resp.data?.success?.fullIri) {
           this.errorMessage = "";
           this.alertTitle = "";
           this.alertMessage = "";
-          useAppStore().setProjectId(resp.data.success.fullIri);
+          // handleId is new in server v release-1.6.0; remove fullIri when that
+          // version shows up here: https://endorser.ch:3000/api-docs/
+          useAppStore().setProjectId(
+            resp.data.success.handleId || resp.data.success.fullIri
+          );
           setTimeout(
             function (that: Vue) {
               const route = {
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
index 1554951ff..06b8fdc57 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ export default class ProjectsView extends Vue {
           const data = {
             name: plan.name,
             description: plan.description,
-            handleId: plan.fullIri,
+            // handleId is new in server v release-1.6.0; remove fullIri when that
+            // version shows up here: https://endorser.ch:3000/api-docs/
+            handleId: plan.handleId || plan.fullIri,
           };
           this.projects.push(data);
         }