diff --git a/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py b/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py
index 56e5f0adf..16eb8d7b2 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py
+++ b/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ def update_project(self, update: dict, name: Optional[str] = None):
                 "initialize client with project or set `name` argument!"
             )
 
-        disallowed = ["is_approved", "stats", "columns", "is_public", "owner"]
+        disallowed = ["stats", "columns"]
         for k in list(update.keys()):
             if k in disallowed:
                 logger.warning(f"removing `{k}` from update - not allowed.")