diff --git a/app/api/admin.py b/app/api/admin.py
index 64023af1..5a3cf4ce 100644
--- a/app/api/admin.py
+++ b/app/api/admin.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class DocumentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 class ProjectAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ('name', 'description', 'project_type', 'randomize_document_order')
+    list_display = ('name', 'description', 'project_type', 'randomize_document_order', 'collaborative_annotation')
     ordering = ('project_type',)
     search_fields = ('name',)
 
diff --git a/app/api/serializers.py b/app/api/serializers.py
index eaa2af2c..fa2e0d26 100644
--- a/app/api/serializers.py
+++ b/app/api/serializers.py
@@ -106,35 +106,31 @@ class ProjectSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         model = Project
         fields = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'guideline', 'users', 'current_users_role', 'project_type', 'image',
                   'updated_at', 'randomize_document_order', 'collaborative_annotation')
-        read_only_fields = ('image', 'updated_at', 'current_users_role')
+        read_only_fields = ('image', 'updated_at', 'users', 'current_users_role')
 
 
 class TextClassificationProjectSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = TextClassificationProject
-        fields = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'guideline', 'users', 'current_users_role', 'project_type', 'image',
-                  'updated_at', 'randomize_document_order')
-        read_only_fields = ('image', 'updated_at', 'users', 'current_users_role')
+        fields = ProjectSerializer.Meta.fields
+        read_only_fields = ProjectSerializer.Meta.read_only_fields
 
 
 class SequenceLabelingProjectSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
 
-
     class Meta:
         model = SequenceLabelingProject
-        fields = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'guideline', 'users', 'current_users_role', 'project_type', 'image',
-                  'updated_at', 'randomize_document_order')
-        read_only_fields = ('image', 'updated_at', 'users', 'current_users_role')
+        fields = ProjectSerializer.Meta.fields
+        read_only_fields = ProjectSerializer.Meta.read_only_fields
 
 
 class Seq2seqProjectSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Seq2seqProject
-        fields = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'guideline', 'users', 'current_users_role', 'project_type', 'image',
-                  'updated_at', 'randomize_document_order')
-        read_only_fields = ('image', 'updated_at', 'users', 'current_users_role')
+        fields = ProjectSerializer.Meta.fields
+        read_only_fields = ProjectSerializer.Meta.read_only_fields
 
 
 class ProjectPolymorphicSerializer(PolymorphicSerializer):
diff --git a/app/api/tests/test_api.py b/app/api/tests/test_api.py
index 0a77bb7c..46c95466 100644
--- a/app/api/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/app/api/tests/test_api.py
@@ -111,6 +111,19 @@ class TestProjectListAPI(APITestCase):
                           password=self.super_user_pass)
         response = self.client.post(self.url, format='json', data=self.data)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertFalse(response.json().get('collaborative_annotation'))
+        self.assertFalse(response.json().get('randomize_document_order'))
+
+    def test_allows_superuser_to_create_project_with_flags(self):
+        self.client.login(username=self.super_user_name,
+                          password=self.super_user_pass)
+        data = dict(self.data)
+        data['collaborative_annotation'] = True
+        data['randomize_document_order'] = True
+        response = self.client.post(self.url, format='json', data=data)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertTrue(response.json().get('collaborative_annotation'))
+        self.assertTrue(response.json().get('randomize_document_order'))
 
     def test_disallows_project_member_to_create_project(self):
         self.client.login(username=self.main_project_member_name,