diff --git a/src/frontend/src/api.ts b/src/frontend/src/api.ts
index c0ecea3..b3e8903 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/api.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ async function fetchJSON<T>(url: string, options?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
 // ---- Projects ----
 
 export async function listProjects(): Promise<Project[]> {
-  return fetchJSON('/projects');
+  const data = await fetchJSON<unknown>('/projects');
+  if (Array.isArray(data)) return data as Project[];
+  if (data && typeof data === 'object') {
+    const obj = data as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const projectsObj = ('projects' in obj ? obj.projects : obj) as Record<string, Project>;
+    return Object.values(projectsObj);
+  }
+  return [];
 }
 
 export async function getProject(projectId: string): Promise<Project> {