diff --git a/osinaweb/osinacore/api/__pycache__/serializers.cpython-313.pyc b/osinaweb/osinacore/api/__pycache__/serializers.cpython-313.pyc
index 58d564a7..f0c31bcb 100644
Binary files a/osinaweb/osinacore/api/__pycache__/serializers.cpython-313.pyc and b/osinaweb/osinacore/api/__pycache__/serializers.cpython-313.pyc differ
diff --git a/osinaweb/osinacore/api/serializers.py b/osinaweb/osinacore/api/serializers.py
index c086778e..b94ac2ae 100644
--- a/osinaweb/osinacore/api/serializers.py
+++ b/osinaweb/osinacore/api/serializers.py
@@ -74,4 +74,16 @@ class ProjectSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Project
-        fields = "__all__"  
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+        fields = "__all__"
+
+    def to_representation(self, instance):
+        representation = super().to_representation(instance)
+        
+        # Exclude manager from members list
+        manager_id = representation.get("manager", {}).get("id")
+        if manager_id:
+            representation["members"] = [
+                member for member in representation["members"]
+                if member.get("id") != manager_id
+            ]
+        return representation
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