diff --git a/opengrok-web/src/main/java/org/opengrok/web/api/v1/controller/ProjectsController.java b/opengrok-web/src/main/java/org/opengrok/web/api/v1/controller/ProjectsController.java
index 4e578d440f7..0af2aba8f81 100644
--- a/opengrok-web/src/main/java/org/opengrok/web/api/v1/controller/ProjectsController.java
+++ b/opengrok-web/src/main/java/org/opengrok/web/api/v1/controller/ProjectsController.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public Response addProject(@Context HttpServletRequest request, String projectNa
         // Avoid classification as a taint bug.
         final String projectName = Laundromat.launderInput(projectNameParam);
 
-        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "adding project {0}", projectName);
+        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "adding project ''{0}''", projectName);
 
         return ApiTaskManager.getInstance().submitApiTask(PROJECTS_PATH,
                 new ApiTask(request.getRequestURI(),
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public Response deleteProject(@Context HttpServletRequest request, @PathParam("p
         final String projectName = Laundromat.launderInput(projectNameParam);
 
         Project project = disableProject(projectName);
-        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "deleting configuration for project {0}", projectName);
+        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "deleting configuration for project ''{0}''", projectName);
 
         return ApiTaskManager.getInstance().submitApiTask(PROJECTS_PATH,
                 new ApiTask(request.getRequestURI(),
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public void set(
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "cannot find project {0} to set a property", projectName);
+            LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "cannot find project ''{0}'' to set a property", projectName);
         }
     }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public Object get(@PathParam("project") String projectName, @PathParam("field")
         Project project = env.getProjects().get(projectName);
         if (project == null) {
             throw new WebApplicationException(
-                    "cannot find project " + projectName + " to get a property", Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+                    "cannot find project '" + projectName + "' to get a property", Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST);
         }
         return ClassUtil.getFieldValue(project, field);
     }