diff --git a/nova/objects/flavor.py b/nova/objects/flavor.py
index a97f758..fdf512f 100644
--- a/nova/objects/flavor.py
+++ b/nova/objects/flavor.py
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ def _get_projects_from_db(context, flavorid):
                 first()
     if not db_flavor:
         raise exception.FlavorNotFound(flavor_id=flavorid)
-    if not db_flavor['projects']:
-        return []
+    print('Projects are: %s' % db_flavor['projects'])
+    #if not db_flavor['projects']:
+    #    return []
     return [x['project_id'] for x in db_flavor['projects']]


diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_flavor.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_flavor.py
index 9fa8e46..e5abffa 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_flavor.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_flavor.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ fake_api_flavor = {


 class FlavorObjectTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
+    USES_DB_SELF = True
+
     def setUp(self):
         super(FlavorObjectTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fixtures.Database())
@@ -66,6 +68,13 @@ class FlavorObjectTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         main_flavor = db.flavor_get(self.context, flavor.id)
         self.assertNotEqual(flavor.name, main_flavor['name'])

+    def test_get_with_no_projects(self):
+        fields = dict(fake_api_flavor, projects=[])
+        flavor = objects.Flavor(context=self.context, **fields)
+        flavor.create()
+        flavor = objects.Flavor.get_by_flavor_id(self.context, flavor.flavorid)
+        self.assertEqual([], flavor.projects)
+
     def _test_query(self, flavor):
         flavor2 = objects.Flavor.get_by_id(self.context, flavor.id)
         self.assertEqual(flavor.id, flavor2.id)