diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
index 976a349bfa..5e6a9d1823 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
@@ -815,17 +815,22 @@ class SyncServerModule(OpenPypeModule, ITrayModule):
     def _prepare_sync_project_settings(self, exclude_locals):
         sync_project_settings = {}
         system_sites = self.get_all_site_configs()
-        for collection in self.connection.database.collection_names(False):
+        project_docs = self.connection.projects(
+            projection={"name": 1},
+            only_active=True
+        )
+        for project_doc in project_docs:
+            project_name = project_doc["name"]
             sites = copy.deepcopy(system_sites)  # get all configured sites
             proj_settings = self._parse_sync_settings_from_settings(
-                get_project_settings(collection,
+                get_project_settings(project_name,
                                      exclude_locals=exclude_locals))
             sites.update(self._get_default_site_configs(
-                proj_settings["enabled"], collection))
+                proj_settings["enabled"], project_name))
             sites.update(proj_settings['sites'])
             proj_settings["sites"] = sites
 
-            sync_project_settings[collection] = proj_settings
+            sync_project_settings[project_name] = proj_settings
         if not sync_project_settings:
             log.info("No enabled and configured projects for sync.")
         return sync_project_settings
diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py
index 106076d81c..0299edb2eb 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ class SyncServerWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         self.setWindowTitle("Sync Queue")
 
         self.projects.project_changed.connect(
-            lambda: repres.table_view.model().set_project(
-                self.projects.current_project))
+            self._on_project_change
+        )
 
         self.pause_btn.clicked.connect(self._pause)
         self.pause_btn.setAutoDefault(False)
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ class SyncServerWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
 
         self.representationWidget = repres
 
+    def _on_project_change(self):
+        if self.projects.current_project is None:
+            return
+        self.representationWidget.table_view.model().set_project(
+            self.projects.current_project
+        )
+
     def showEvent(self, event):
         self.representationWidget.model.set_project(
             self.projects.current_project)
diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py
index 8c86d3b98f..96d09b8786 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py
@@ -17,25 +17,6 @@ from . import lib
 log = PypeLogger().get_logger("SyncServer")
 
 
-class ProjectModel(QtCore.QAbstractListModel):
-    def __init__(self, *args, projects=None, **kwargs):
-        super(ProjectModel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.projects = projects or []
-
-    def data(self, index, role):
-        if role == Qt.DisplayRole:
-            # See below for the data structure.
-            status, text = self.projects[index.row()]
-            # Return the todo text only.
-            return text
-
-    def rowCount(self, _index):
-        return len(self.todos)
-
-    def columnCount(self, _index):
-        return len(self._header)
-
-
 class _SyncRepresentationModel(QtCore.QAbstractTableModel):
 
     COLUMN_LABELS = []
diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py
index 13389ed36c..e2009bd219 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 from Qt.QtCore import Qt
 
-from openpype.tools.settings import (
-    ProjectListWidget,
-    style
-)
+from openpype.tools.settings import style
 
 from openpype.api import get_local_site_id
 from openpype.lib import PypeLogger
@@ -28,25 +25,53 @@ from . import delegates
 log = PypeLogger().get_logger("SyncServer")
 
 
-class SyncProjectListWidget(ProjectListWidget):
+class SyncProjectListWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     """
         Lists all projects that are synchronized to choose from
     """
+    project_changed = QtCore.Signal()
 
     def __init__(self, sync_server, parent):
-        super(SyncProjectListWidget, self).__init__(parent, only_active=True)
+        super(SyncProjectListWidget, self).__init__(parent)
+        self.setObjectName("ProjectListWidget")
+
+        self._parent = parent
+
+        label_widget = QtWidgets.QLabel("Projects", self)
+        project_list = QtWidgets.QListView(self)
+        project_model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel()
+        project_list.setModel(project_model)
+        project_list.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.CustomContextMenu)
+
+        # Do not allow editing
+        project_list.setEditTriggers(
+            QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.EditTrigger.NoEditTriggers
+        )
+
+        layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        layout.setSpacing(3)
+        layout.addWidget(label_widget, 0)
+        layout.addWidget(project_list, 1)
+
+        project_list.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self._on_context_menu)
+        project_list.selectionModel().currentChanged.connect(
+            self._on_index_change
+        )
+
+        self.project_model = project_model
+        self.project_list = project_list
         self.sync_server = sync_server
-        self.project_list.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.CustomContextMenu)
-        self.project_list.customContextMenuRequested.connect(
-            self._on_context_menu)
+        self.current_project = None
         self.project_name = None
         self.local_site = None
         self.icons = {}
 
-        self.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+    def _on_index_change(self, new_idx, _old_idx):
+        project_name = new_idx.data(QtCore.Qt.DisplayRole)
 
-    def validate_context_change(self):
-        return True
+        self.current_project = project_name
+        self.project_changed.emit()
 
     def refresh(self):
         model = self.project_model