diff --git a/bitbucket/resource_repository.go b/bitbucket/resource_repository.go
index 1f69c14..6fc291f 100644
--- a/bitbucket/resource_repository.go
+++ b/bitbucket/resource_repository.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func createNewRepositoryFromFork(client *BitbucketClient, d *schema.ResourceData
 	requestBody := &RepositoryFork{
 		Name: repository,
 		Project: RepositoryForkProject{
-			Key: forkProject,
+			Key: project,
 		},
 	}