diff --git a/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts b/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts
index 3c1835a8..8cca0cfc 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ export const guildTechController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
             setTechLogState(guild, techProject.ItemType, 5);
             if (config.noDojoResearchCosts) {
                 processFundedProject(guild, techProject, recipe);
+            } else {
+                if (data.RecipeType.substring(0, 39) == "/Lotus/Types/Items/Research/DojoColors/") {
+                    guild.ActiveDojoColorResearch = data.RecipeType;
+                }
             }
         }
-        if (data.RecipeType.substring(0, 39) == "/Lotus/Types/Items/Research/DojoColors/") {
-            guild.ActiveDojoColorResearch = data.RecipeType;
-        }
         await guild.save();
         res.end();
     } else if (data.Action == "Contribute") {