diff --git a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
index 49e4bc57..8eb6edac 100755
--- a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
+++ b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
@@ -1292,10 +1292,10 @@ qhtcp() {
     (( next_study_num++ ))
   done
 
-  # Use initials from project not whoami
+  # Use initials from project or whoami?
   # Best I can do is first two letters of username
   # See TODO in markdown
-  initials="${PROJECT_USER:0:2}"
+  initials="${USER:0:2}"
   INITIALS=${initials^^}
   next_study_entry="$next_study_num,$PROJECT_SUFFIX,NA,NA,$INITIALS"
   debug "$next_study_entry"
@@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@ main() {
   SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
   APPS_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/apps"
   TEMPLATES_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/templates"
-  PROJECT_USER="$(whoami)"
+  USER="$(whoami)"
   DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d)" # change in EASYconsole.m to match 'hardcode'
 
   # Find a scans directory
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ main() {
   OUT_DIR=$(realpath -s "$OUT_DIR")
 
   # Set the automatic project directory prefix
-  PROJECT_PREFIX="${DATE}_${PROJECT_USER}" # reversed these so easier to sort and parse date
+  PROJECT_PREFIX="${DATE}_${USER}" # reversed these so easier to sort and parse date
   sanitize_pn() { [[ $1 =~ [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]_.+_.+ ]]; } # sanitizer regex for prefix
   
   declare -ag PROJECTS=() # this array will hold all of the projects for this run