diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
index 16a2992..f050761 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ class ProjectController extends Controller
         User $user,
     ): RedirectResponse {
 
-        $user = $request->user();
         abort_unless(
-            $this->projectPermissionService->userCanManageProjectAccess($user, $project),
+            $this->projectPermissionService->userCanManageProjectAccess($request->user(), $project),
             403,
         );
 
@@ -127,10 +126,10 @@ class ProjectController extends Controller
             ->values()
             ->all();
 
-        $this->projectPermissionService->syncUserPermissions($project, $user, $permissions);
+        $this->projectPermissionService->syncUserPermissions($project, $user, $request->permissions());
 
         return to_route('projects.access', $project)
-            ->with('status', "Regular User permissions were updated.");
+            ->with('status', "{$user->name} permissions were updated.");
     }
 
     public function updateTeamPermissions(