diff --git a/slate/slate.py b/slate/slate.py
index debfc03..02d7190 100644
--- a/slate/slate.py
+++ b/slate/slate.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class Slate():
         config = copy.deepcopy(orig_config)
         if self.consume(config, 'sweep.enable', False):
             sweepC = self.consume(config, 'sweep')
-            project = config['wandb']['project']
+            project = self.consume(copy.deepcopy(config['wandb']), 'project')
             sweep_id = wandb.sweep(
                 sweep=sweepC,
                 project=project