diff --git a/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_property.py b/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_property.py
index f23c266a7..6682f4af1 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_property.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_property.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def gridproperty_from_roxar(
 
     """
     return GridProperty._read_roxar(
-        pname,
+        project,
         gname,
         pname,
         realisation=realisation,