diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task_depends_on/task_depends_on.json b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task_depends_on/task_depends_on.json
index 5102986f00d0..3300b7eb9057 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task_depends_on/task_depends_on.json
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task_depends_on/task_depends_on.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   },
   {
    "fetch_from": "task.subject",
+   "fetch_if_empty": 1,
    "fieldname": "subject",
    "fieldtype": "Text",
    "in_list_view": 1,
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
    "read_only": 1
   },
   {
-   "fetch_from": "task.project",
    "fieldname": "project",
    "fieldtype": "Text",
    "label": "Project",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  ],
  "istable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2023-10-09 11:34:14.335853",
+ "modified": "2023-10-17 12:45:21.536165",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Projects",
  "name": "Task Depends On",