diff --git a/src/Database/Models/ProjectModel.cs b/src/Database/Models/ProjectModel.cs
index b0deffea5471f5d053f7931250801f6dcf44ffdf..ba9390d7527113a4527a3bb9878c2cbf842ea50f 100644
--- a/src/Database/Models/ProjectModel.cs
+++ b/src/Database/Models/ProjectModel.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace Coscine.Database.Models
             });
         }
 
-        public Project StoreFromObject(ProjectObject projectObject, User user, IDictionary<string, int> defaultQuota)
+        public Project StoreFromObject(ProjectObject projectObject, User user, IEnumerable<ProjectQuota> defaultProjectQuotas)
         {
             if (!projectObject.Disciplines.Any() || !projectObject.Organizations.Any())
             {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace Coscine.Database.Models
             {
                 SetDisciplines(project, projectObject.Disciplines);
                 SetOrganizations(project, projectObject.Organizations);
-                SetQuotas(project, defaultQuota);
+                SetQuotas(project, defaultProjectQuotas);
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
@@ -252,17 +252,30 @@ namespace Coscine.Database.Models
             }
         }
 
-        public void SetQuotas(Project project, IDictionary<string, int> defaultQuotas)
+        public void SetQuotas(Project project, IEnumerable<ProjectQuota> defaultProjectQuotas)
         {
             ProjectQuotaModel projectQuotaModel = new ProjectQuotaModel();
             ResourceTypeModel resourceTypeModel = new ResourceTypeModel();
+
             foreach (var resourceType in resourceTypeModel.GetAll())
             {
+                int quota = 0;
+                int maxQuota = 0;
+
+                var tDefaultQuotas = defaultProjectQuotas.Where(x => x.ResourceTypeId == resourceType.Id);
+
+                if (tDefaultQuotas.Any())
+                {
+                    quota = tDefaultQuotas.First().Quota;
+                    maxQuota = tDefaultQuotas.First().MaxQuota;
+                }
+
                 projectQuotaModel.Insert(new ProjectQuota
                 {
                     ProjectId = project.Id,
                     ResourceTypeId = resourceType.Id,
-                    Quota = defaultQuotas != null && defaultQuotas.ContainsKey(resourceType.DisplayName) ? defaultQuotas[resourceType.DisplayName] : 0
+                    Quota = quota,
+                    MaxQuota = maxQuota
                 });
             }
         }