diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_project.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_project.py
index 1423dd776df..ba13fc5bcbb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_project.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/cloudstack/cs_project.py
@@ -224,11 +224,8 @@ class AnsibleCloudStackProject(AnsibleCloudStack):
         return project
 
 
-    def state_project(self, state=None):
-        project = self.get_project()
-
-        if not project:
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="No project named '%s' found." % self.module.params('name'))
+    def state_project(self, state='active'):
+        project = self.present_project()
 
         if project['state'].lower() != state:
             self.result['changed'] = True