diff --git a/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.html b/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.html
index 51cde4ecb7..74be6d272c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.html
+++ b/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.html
@@ -8,15 +8,19 @@
                   aria-label="cloud"></ng-md-icon>
     </md-button>
 
-
-    <md-select ng-model="vm.r.currentProject"
-               arial-label="Select Project">
-      <md-option ng-repeat="project in vm.allProjects"
-                 arial-label="Select Project"
-                 ng-value="project">
-        {{project.title}}
-      </md-option>
-    </md-select>
+    <md-menu ng-if="vm.r.currentProject">
+      <md-button aria-label="Open phone interactions menu"
+                 ng-click="vm.openMenu($mdOpenMenu, $event)">
+        {{ vm.r.currentProject.title }}
+      </md-button>
+      <md-menu-content width="4">
+        <md-menu-item ng-repeat="project in vm.allProjects">
+          <md-button ng-click="vm.r.currentProject = project">
+            {{project.title}}
+          </md-button>
+        </md-menu-item>
+      </md-menu-content>
+    </md-menu>
 
     <h2 ng-if="!vm.r.currentProject">
       <a ui-sref="daily-planner">SuperProductivity</a>
diff --git a/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.js b/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.js
index c25c4f1db3..41c81efd62 100644
--- a/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.js
+++ b/app/scripts/main-header/main-header-d.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 
     vm.allProjects = Projects.getList();
 
+
+    this.openMenu = function($mdOpenMenu, ev) {
+      $mdOpenMenu(ev);
+    };
+
     vm.openAddTask = () => {
       Dialogs('ADD_TASK');
     };
diff --git a/app/scripts/routes/settings/settings-c.js b/app/scripts/routes/settings/settings-c.js
index dc5cb23dbc..af082ee67c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/routes/settings/settings-c.js
+++ b/app/scripts/routes/settings/settings-c.js
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
         $rootScope.r[key] = $localStorage[key] = val;
       });
 
+      // delete projects and current project if there are non yet
+      if (!settings.currentProject) {
+        $localStorage.currentProject = $rootScope.r.currentProject = undefined;
+      }
+      if (!settings.projects) {
+        $localStorage.projects = $rootScope.r.projects = [];
+      }
+
       $mdToast.show($mdToast.simple()
         .textContent('Settings successfully imported')
         .position('bottom'));