diff --git a/satellite/admin/project.go b/satellite/admin/project.go
index 0c7b8e8ab..1fab4ccf2 100644
--- a/satellite/admin/project.go
+++ b/satellite/admin/project.go
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ func (server *Server) createGeofenceForProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 }
 
 func (server *Server) deleteGeofenceForProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	server.setGeofenceForProject(w, r, storj.EveryCountry)
+	server.setGeofenceForProject(w, r, storj.DefaultPlacement)
 }
 
 func (server *Server) setGeofenceForProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, placement storj.PlacementConstraint) {
@@ -711,9 +711,7 @@ func (server *Server) setGeofenceForProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 	}
 
-	project.DefaultPlacement = placement
-
-	err = server.db.Console().Projects().Update(ctx, project)
+	err = server.db.Console().Projects().UpdateDefaultPlacement(ctx, project.ID, placement)
 	if err != nil {
 		sendJSONError(w, "unable to set geofence for project",
 			err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/satellite/console/projects.go b/satellite/console/projects.go
index e701404cf..a21151e92 100644
--- a/satellite/console/projects.go
+++ b/satellite/console/projects.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ type Projects interface {
 
 	// UpdateUserAgent is a method for updating projects user agent.
 	UpdateUserAgent(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, userAgent []byte) error
+
+	// UpdateDefaultPlacement is a method to update the project's default placement for new segments.
+	UpdateDefaultPlacement(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, placement storj.PlacementConstraint) error
 }
 
 // UsageLimitsConfig is a configuration struct for default per-project usage limits.
diff --git a/satellite/satellitedb/projects.go b/satellite/satellitedb/projects.go
index 05fb455bc..3c0b026e6 100644
--- a/satellite/satellitedb/projects.go
+++ b/satellite/satellitedb/projects.go
@@ -324,6 +324,21 @@ func (projects *projects) UpdateUserAgent(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, use
 	return err
 }
 
+// UpdateDefaultPlacement is a method to update the project's default placement for new segments.
+func (projects *projects) UpdateDefaultPlacement(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, placement storj.PlacementConstraint) (err error) {
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+
+	_, err = projects.db.Update_Project_By_Id(
+		ctx,
+		dbx.Project_Id(id[:]),
+		dbx.Project_Update_Fields{
+			DefaultPlacement: dbx.Project_DefaultPlacement(int(placement)),
+		},
+	)
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // List returns paginated projects, created before provided timestamp.
 func (projects *projects) List(ctx context.Context, offset int64, limit int, before time.Time) (_ console.ProjectsPage, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)