diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index d218750a50..5318eb4384 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -172,9 +172,14 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
             throw new Exception(Exception::PROJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS);
         }
 
-        $dbForProject = new Database($pools->get($database)->pop()->getResource(), $cache);
-        $dbForProject->setNamespace("_{$project->getInternalId()}");
-        $dbForProject->create();
+        // Useful for ZDT to mirror the project to destination
+        $dbForProject = $hooks->trigger('getProxyProjectDatabase', [ $project, $pools, $cache ]);
+
+        if(empty($dbForProject)) {
+            $dbForProject = new Database($pools->get($database)->pop()->getResource(), $cache);
+            $dbForProject->setNamespace("_{$project->getInternalId()}");
+            $dbForProject->create();
+        }
 
         $audit = new Audit($dbForProject);
         $audit->setup();
@@ -219,8 +224,6 @@ App::post('/v1/projects')
             $dbForProject->createCollection($key, $attributes, $indexes);
         }
 
-        $hooks->trigger('afterProjectCreated'); // Useful for ZDT to mirror the project to destination
-
         $response
             ->setStatusCode(Response::STATUS_CODE_CREATED)
             ->dynamic($project, Response::MODEL_PROJECT);