diff --git a/pillarsdk/projects.py b/pillarsdk/projects.py
index aa15284..2b92e73 100644
--- a/pillarsdk/projects.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/projects.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Project(List, Find, Create, Post, Update, Delete, Replace):
 
         response = api.get(url)
         # Keep the response a dictionary, and cast it later into an object.
-        if response['_items']:
+        if response.get('_items'):
             item = utils.convert_datetime(response['_items'][0])
             return cls(item)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_projects.py b/tests/test_projects.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ad7c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_projects.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import unittest
+import responses
+
+import pillarsdk
+import pillarsdk.exceptions as sdk_exceptions
+
+mock = responses.RequestsMock(assert_all_requests_are_fired=True)
+
+
+class ProjectsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.endpoint = 'http://localhost:12345'
+        self.api = pillarsdk.Api(
+            endpoint=self.endpoint,
+            username='',
+            password='',
+            token='jemoeder',
+        )
+
+    @mock.activate
+    def test_find_project_happy(self):
+        project_id = 24 * 'a'
+
+        # Finding the existing project
+        mock.add(responses.GET,
+                 '%s/projects' % self.endpoint,
+                 json={'_items': [{
+                     '_id': project_id,
+                     '_etag': 'awesome-etag',
+                     'name': 'test-project'}
+                 ]})
+
+        proj = pillarsdk.Project.find_one({'_id': project_id}, api=self.api)
+        self.assertEqual(project_id, proj['_id'])
+
+    @mock.activate
+    def test_find_project_unhappy_empty_response(self):
+        project_id = 24 * 'a'
+
+        # Finding the existing project
+        mock.add(responses.GET,
+                 '%s/projects' % self.endpoint,
+                 json={})
+
+        self.assertRaises(sdk_exceptions.ResourceNotFound,
+                          pillarsdk.Project.find_one,
+                          {'_id': project_id}, api=self.api)
+
+    @mock.activate
+    def test_find_project_unhappy_404_response(self):
+        project_id = 24 * 'a'
+
+        # Finding the existing project
+        mock.add(responses.GET,
+                 '%s/projects' % self.endpoint,
+                 json={'_items': [{
+                     '_id': project_id,
+                     '_etag': 'awesome-etag',
+                     'name': 'test-project'}
+                 ]},
+                 status=404)
+
+        self.assertRaises(sdk_exceptions.ResourceNotFound,
+                          pillarsdk.Project.find_one,
+                          {'_id': project_id}, api=self.api)