diff --git a/roles/karaage3.1.17/templates/settings.py.j2 b/roles/karaage3.1.17/templates/settings.py.j2
index b2ff33d80ddcc6895b54006b070faaf374a8861a..7c4d2ad2c9fd5f2f87c2b0a2f22b7560aa235edf 100644
--- a/roles/karaage3.1.17/templates/settings.py.j2
+++ b/roles/karaage3.1.17/templates/settings.py.j2
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ DEFAULT_PROJECT_PID = "{{ defaultProject }}"
 DEFAULT_MACHINE_CATEGORY_NAME = "{{ defaultMachineCategory }}"
 {% endif %}
 DEFAULT_INSTITUTE_NAME = "Monash University"
+DEFAULT_PROJECTS = [
+{"project_name": "MCC2", "pid": "pMcc2", "institute_name": "Monash University"},
+{"project_name": "MCC3", "pid": "pMcc3", "institute_name": "Monash University"},
+{"project_name": "MASSIVE", "pid": "pMassive", "institute_name": "Monash University"},
+{"project_name": "CVL", "pid": "pCvl", "institute_name": "Monash University"}
+]
 
 # A dictionary containing the settings for all databases to be used with
 # Django. It is a nested dictionary whose contents maps database aliases to a