diff --git a/pype/tools/config_setting/config/project_overrides/kuba_each_case/project_presets.json b/pype/tools/config_setting/config/project_overrides/kuba_each_case/project_presets.json
index 599a5dcbea..b9da242453 100644
--- a/pype/tools/config_setting/config/project_overrides/kuba_each_case/project_presets.json
+++ b/pype/tools/config_setting/config/project_overrides/kuba_each_case/project_presets.json
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pype/tools/config_setting/widgets/base.py b/pype/tools/config_setting/widgets/base.py
index 259ec9e02c..2421c02a25 100644
--- a/pype/tools/config_setting/widgets/base.py
+++ b/pype/tools/config_setting/widgets/base.py
@@ -390,18 +390,17 @@ class ProjectWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget, PypeConfigurationWidget):
             self._save_overrides()
 
     def _save_overrides(self):
-        data = {}
-        groups = []
+        _data = {}
         for item in self.input_fields:
             value, is_group = item.overrides()
             if value is not NOT_SET:
-                data.update(value)
-
+                _data.update(value)
                 if is_group:
-                    groups.extend(value.keys())
+                    raise Exception(
+                        "Top item can't be overriden in Project widget."
+                    )
 
-        if groups:
-            data[METADATA_KEY] = {"groups": groups}
+        data = _data.get("project") or {}
         output_data = convert_gui_data_to_overrides(data)
 
         overrides_json_path = config.path_to_project_overrides(