diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py b/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py
index 0c78c32495..32c399df81 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py
@@ -274,13 +274,14 @@ def migrate_projects(apps, schema_editor):
         original_project_name = project.name
         project_orgs = project.deprecated_organizations.distinct().all()
 
-        if len(project_orgs) > 1:
+        if len(project_orgs) >= 1:
             first_org = None
             for org in project_orgs:
                 if first_org is None:
                     # For the first org, re-use our existing Project object, so don't do the below duplication effort
                     first_org = org
-                    project.name = smart_text(u'{} - {}'.format(first_org.name, original_project_name))
+                    if len(project_orgs) > 1:
+                        project.name = smart_text(u'{} - {}'.format(first_org.name, original_project_name))
                     project.organization = first_org
                     project.save()
                 else:
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_project.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_project.py
index 4d45d0e446..6fae236667 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_project.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_project.py
@@ -91,6 +91,46 @@ def test_project_migration():
     assert o2.projects.all()[0].jobtemplates.count() == 1
     assert o3.projects.all()[0].jobtemplates.count() == 0
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_single_org_project_migration(organization):
+    project = Project.objects.create(name='my project',
+                                     description="description",
+                                     organization=None)
+    organization.deprecated_projects.add(project)
+    assert project.organization is None
+    rbac.migrate_projects(apps, None)
+    project = Project.objects.get(id=project.id)
+    assert project.organization.id == organization.id
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_no_org_project_migration(organization):
+    project = Project.objects.create(name='my project',
+                                     description="description",
+                                     organization=None)
+    assert project.organization is None
+    rbac.migrate_projects(apps, None)
+    assert project.organization is None
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_multi_org_project_migration():
+    org1 = Organization.objects.create(name="org1", description="org1 desc")
+    org2 = Organization.objects.create(name="org2", description="org2 desc")
+    project = Project.objects.create(name='my project',
+                                     description="description",
+                                     organization=None)
+
+    assert Project.objects.all().count() == 1
+    assert Project.objects.filter(organization=org1).count() == 0
+    assert Project.objects.filter(organization=org2).count() == 0
+
+    project.deprecated_organizations.add(org1)
+    project.deprecated_organizations.add(org2)
+    assert project.organization is None
+    rbac.migrate_projects(apps, None)
+    assert Project.objects.filter(organization=org1).count() == 1
+    assert Project.objects.filter(organization=org2).count() == 1
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_project_user_project(user_project, project, user):
     u = user('owner')