diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index e3a020818..044ccfb77 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     s = ''
     if projects.any?
       ancestors = []
+      original_project = @project
       projects.each do |project|
+        # set the project environment to please macros.
+        @project = project
         if (ancestors.empty? || project.is_descendant_of?(ancestors.last))
           s << "<ul class='projects #{ ancestors.empty? ? 'root' : nil}'>\n"
         else
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ module ProjectsHelper
         ancestors << project
       end
       s << ("</li></ul>\n" * ancestors.size)
+      @project = original_project
     end
     s
   end
diff --git a/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml b/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml
index 279c35421..a0ada7cce 100644
--- a/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 	<h3><%=l(:label_project_latest)%></h3>
 		<ul>
 		<% for project in @projects %>
+		  <% @project = project %>
 			<li>
 			<%= link_to h(project.name), :controller => 'projects', :action => 'show', :id => project %> (<%= format_time(project.created_on) %>)
 			<%= textilizable project.short_description, :project => project %>
 			</li>
 		<% end %>
+    <% @project = nil %>
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 	<% end %>