diff --git a/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts b/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts
index a6ea36d25..03d3f1eaa 100755
--- a/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts
@@ -190,18 +190,31 @@ const GenerateProjectFilesService = (url: string, projectData: any, formUpload:
       let isAPISuccess = true;
       try {
         let response;
-
+        const additional_entities: string[] =
+          projectData?.additional_entities?.length > 0 ? [projectData?.additional_entities?.[0].replace(' ', '_')] : [];
         if (projectData.form_ways === 'custom_form') {
           // TODO move form upload to a separate service / endpoint?
           const generateApiFormData = new FormData();
           generateApiFormData.append('xlsform', formUpload);
+          if (additional_entities?.length > 0) {
+            generateApiFormData.append('additional_entities', additional_entities);
+          }
           response = await axios.post(url, generateApiFormData, {
             headers: {
               'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
             },
           });
         } else {
-          response = await axios.post(url, {});
+          const generateApiFormData = new FormData();
+          generateApiFormData.append(
+            'additional_entities',
+            additional_entities?.length > 0 ? additional_entities : null,
+          );
+          response = await axios.post(url, generateApiFormData, {
+            headers: {
+              'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
+            },
+          });
         }
         isAPISuccess = isStatusSuccess(response.status);
         if (!isAPISuccess) {