diff --git a/app/controllers/project.py b/app/controllers/project.py
index be3dd412f7a8f60ff4b1ec64c66311d3df412063..ed82fb70bed53eac1c00c04e5dbffe28ea5a53df 100644
--- a/app/controllers/project.py
+++ b/app/controllers/project.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class ProjectController(RestController):
                     'When embedding a client in a salesforce project, please ' +
                     'include its salesforce id.')
             if client:
+                client_data.update({'id': client.id})
                 client = ClientController().put(client.id, client_data, {})
             else:
                 client = ClientController().post(client_data, {})
@@ -89,12 +90,14 @@ class ProjectController(RestController):
 
             address = place.address if place else None
             if address:
+                address_data.update({'id': address.id})
                 address = AddressController().put(address.id, address_data, {})
             else:
                 address = AddressController().post(address_data, {})
             place_data.update({'address_id': address.id})
 
             if place:
+                place_data.update({'id': place.id})
                 place = PlaceController().put(place.id, place_data, {})
             else:
                 place = PlaceController().post(place_data, {})
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ class ProjectController(RestController):
                             contact_data['sales_force_id'])\
                         .first()
                     if contact:
+                        contact_data.update({'id':contact.id})
                         contact = ContactController().put(
                             contact.id, contact_data, {})
                     else:
diff --git a/app/tests/test_project.py b/app/tests/test_project.py
index fbe0a6207f753a6b33cae3196b0a4e9e02d71698..80834ef529477201443b2263a4e77298872f3ec2 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_project.py
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class TestSalesForceProject(UnprotectedRestTestCase):
         """Tests /project/?form=salesforce POST with a modified client."""
         client = self.env.client
         client_data = client.get_dictionary()
+        client_data.pop('id')
         client_data.update({'name': 'foo'})
         place = self.env.place
         data = {
@@ -327,9 +328,12 @@ class TestSalesForceProject(UnprotectedRestTestCase):
         """
         place = self.env.place
         place_data = place.get_dictionary()
+        place_data.pop('id')
         new_place_data = {'name': 'foo'}
         place_data.update(new_place_data)
         address_data = place.address.get_dictionary()
+        address_data.pop('id')
+
         new_address_data = {
             'street_address': '111 N Fake St',
             'city': 'Raleigh',
@@ -445,6 +449,7 @@ class TestSalesForceProject(UnprotectedRestTestCase):
         place = self.env.place
         contact = self.env.contact
         contact_data = contact.get_dictionary()
+        contact_data.pop('id')
         contact_data.update({'name': 'foo'})
         data = {
             'sales_force_id': 'test',