diff --git a/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.cpp b/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.cpp
index 195ae3c3c9..8d77cae3b1 100644
--- a/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.cpp
+++ b/client/gui_rpc_server_ops.cpp
@@ -732,12 +732,14 @@ static void handle_get_project_init_status(GUI_RPC_CONN& grc) {
         "    <url>%s</url>\n"
         "    <name>%s</name>\n"
         "    <team_name>%s</team_name>\n"
+        "    <setup_cookie>%s</setup_cookie>\n"
         "    %s\n"
         "    %s\n"
         "</get_project_init_status>\n",
         gstate.project_init.url,
         gstate.project_init.name,
         gstate.project_init.team_name,
+        gstate.project_init.setup_cookie,
         strlen(gstate.project_init.account_key)?"<has_account_key/>":"",
         gstate.project_init.embedded?"<embedded/>":""
     );
diff --git a/clientgui/AdvancedFrame.cpp b/clientgui/AdvancedFrame.cpp
index ea42177cd1..d079772a86 100644
--- a/clientgui/AdvancedFrame.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/AdvancedFrame.cpp
@@ -1888,8 +1888,9 @@ void CAdvancedFrame::OnConnect(CFrameEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) {
     } else if ((0 >= pDoc->GetProjectCount()) && !status.disallow_attach) {
         if (pis.url.size() > 0) {
 
-            strProjectName = pis.name;
-            strProjectURL = pis.url;
+            strProjectName = pis.name.c_str();
+            strProjectURL = pis.url.c_str();
+            strProjectSetupCookie = pis.setup_cookie.c_str();
             bAccountKeyDetected = pis.has_account_key;
             bEmbedded = pis.embedded;
 
@@ -1912,7 +1913,7 @@ void CAdvancedFrame::OnConnect(CFrameEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) {
         pWizard = new CWizardAttach(this);
 
         if ( strProjectURL.size() && 
-            (strProjectAuthenticator.size() || strProjectSetupCookie.size()) &&
+            //(strProjectAuthenticator.size() || strProjectSetupCookie.size()) &&
             !pDoc->project((char*)strProjectURL.c_str()) 
         ){
             if (pWizard->Run(
diff --git a/clientgui/sg_BoincSimpleFrame.cpp b/clientgui/sg_BoincSimpleFrame.cpp
index 34d8e69865..da24aa4b99 100755
--- a/clientgui/sg_BoincSimpleFrame.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/sg_BoincSimpleFrame.cpp
@@ -813,8 +813,9 @@ void CSimpleFrame::OnConnect(CFrameEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) {
     } else if ((0 >= pDoc->GetProjectCount()) && !status.disallow_attach) {
         if (pis.url.size() > 0) {
 
-            strProjectName = pis.name;
-            strProjectURL = pis.url;
+            strProjectName = pis.name.c_str();
+            strProjectURL = pis.url.c_str();
+            strProjectSetupCookie = pis.setup_cookie.c_str();
             bAccountKeyDetected = pis.has_account_key;
             bEmbedded = pis.embedded;
 
diff --git a/lib/gui_rpc_client.h b/lib/gui_rpc_client.h
index fbe78e37df..69ccbc0616 100644
--- a/lib/gui_rpc_client.h
+++ b/lib/gui_rpc_client.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ struct PROJECT_INIT_STATUS {
     std::string url;
     std::string name;
     std::string team_name;
+    std::string setup_cookie;
     bool has_account_key;
     bool embedded;
 
diff --git a/lib/gui_rpc_client_ops.cpp b/lib/gui_rpc_client_ops.cpp
index bca23d6780..eebed41e81 100644
--- a/lib/gui_rpc_client_ops.cpp
+++ b/lib/gui_rpc_client_ops.cpp
@@ -1263,7 +1263,9 @@ int PROJECT_INIT_STATUS::parse(XML_PARSER& xp) {
         if (xp.parse_string("url", url)) continue;
         if (xp.parse_string("name", name)) continue;
         if (xp.parse_string("team_name", team_name)) continue;
+        if (xp.parse_string("setup_cookie", setup_cookie)) continue;
         if (xp.parse_bool("has_account_key", has_account_key)) continue;
+        if (xp.parse_bool("embedded", embedded)) continue;
     }
     return ERR_XML_PARSE;
 }
@@ -1271,7 +1273,10 @@ int PROJECT_INIT_STATUS::parse(XML_PARSER& xp) {
 void PROJECT_INIT_STATUS::clear() {
     url.clear();
     name.clear();
+    team_name.clear();
+    setup_cookie.clear();
     has_account_key = false;
+    embedded = false;
 }
 
 PROJECT_CONFIG::PROJECT_CONFIG() {