diff --git a/cmd/qfs/main.go b/cmd/qfs/main.go
index 3928ac8..6bf6bf2 100644
--- a/cmd/qfs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/qfs/main.go
@@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ func setupRouter(cfg *config.Config, local *localdb.LocalDB, connMgr *db.Connect
 				search := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(c.Query("search")))
 				author := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(c.Query("author")))
 				page, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.DefaultQuery("page", "1"))
-				perPage, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.DefaultQuery("per_page", "10"))
+				// Return all projects by default (set high limit for configs to reference)
+				perPage, _ := strconv.Atoi(c.DefaultQuery("per_page", "1000"))
 				sortField := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(c.DefaultQuery("sort", "created_at")))
 				sortDir := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(c.DefaultQuery("dir", "desc")))
 				if status != "active" && status != "archived" && status != "all" {
@@ -1318,6 +1319,32 @@ func setupRouter(cfg *config.Config, local *localdb.LocalDB, connMgr *db.Connect
 				})
 			})
 
+
+		// GET /api/projects/all - Returns all projects without pagination for UI dropdowns
+		projects.GET("/all", func(c *gin.Context) {
+			allProjects, err := projectService.ListByUser(dbUsername, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Return simplified list of all projects (UUID + Name only)
+			type ProjectSimple struct {
+				UUID string `json:"uuid"`
+				Name string `json:"name"`
+			}
+
+			simplified := make([]ProjectSimple, 0, len(allProjects))
+			for _, p := range allProjects {
+				simplified = append(simplified, ProjectSimple{
+					UUID: p.UUID,
+					Name: p.Name,
+				})
+			}
+
+			c.JSON(http.StatusOK, simplified)
+		})
+
 			projects.POST("", func(c *gin.Context) {
 				var req services.CreateProjectRequest
 				if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
diff --git a/web/templates/configs.html b/web/templates/configs.html
index 6aba590..6e0992d 100644
--- a/web/templates/configs.html
+++ b/web/templates/configs.html
@@ -835,12 +835,17 @@ async function loadProjectsForConfigUI() {
     projectsCache = [];
     projectNameByUUID = {};
     try {
-        const resp = await fetch('/api/projects?status=all');
+        // Use /api/projects/all to get all projects without pagination
+        const resp = await fetch('/api/projects/all');
         if (!resp.ok) return;
         const data = await resp.json();
-        projectsCache = (data.projects || []);
+        // data is now a simple array of {uuid, name} objects
+        const allProjects = Array.isArray(data) ? data : (data.projects || []);
 
-        projectsCache.forEach(project => {
+        // For compatibility with rest of code, populate projectsCache but mainly use projectNameByUUID
+        projectsCache = allProjects;
+
+        allProjects.forEach(project => {
             projectNameByUUID[project.uuid] = project.name;
         });