diff --git a/backend/models/postgis/project.py b/backend/models/postgis/project.py
index 79e9902752..26d56b7258 100644
--- a/backend/models/postgis/project.py
+++ b/backend/models/postgis/project.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ async def set_project_aoi(self, draft_project_dto: DraftProjectDTO, db: Database
         valid_geojson = geojson.dumps(aoi_geometry)
 
         query = """
-        SELECT ST_AsText(
+        SELECT ST_AsEWKT(
             ST_SetSRID(
                 ST_GeomFromGeoJSON(:geojson), 4326
             )
@@ -295,9 +295,8 @@ async def set_project_aoi(self, draft_project_dto: DraftProjectDTO, db: Database
         # Execute the query with the GeoJSON value passed in as a parameter
         result = await db.fetch_one(query=query, values={"geojson": valid_geojson})
         self.geometry = result["geometry_wkt"] if result else None
-
         query = """
-        SELECT ST_AsText(ST_Centroid(ST_SetSRID(ST_GeomFromGeoJSON(:geometry), 4326))) AS centroid
+        SELECT ST_AsEWKT(ST_Centroid(ST_SetSRID(ST_GeomFromGeoJSON(:geometry), 4326))) AS centroid
         """
 
         # Execute the query and pass the GeoJSON as a parameter
diff --git a/backend/models/postgis/task.py b/backend/models/postgis/task.py
index 5bb7352ad5..4e2d9b974f 100644
--- a/backend/models/postgis/task.py
+++ b/backend/models/postgis/task.py
@@ -749,7 +749,9 @@ def from_geojson_feature(cls, task_id, task_feature):
             task.y = task_feature.properties["y"]
             task.zoom = task_feature.properties["zoom"]
             task.is_square = task_feature.properties["isSquare"]
-            task.geometry = shape(task_feature.geometry).wkt
+            wkt = shape(task_feature.geometry).wkt
+            ewkt = f"SRID=4326;{wkt}"
+            task.geometry = ewkt
         except KeyError as e:
             raise InvalidData(
                 f"PropertyNotFound: Expected property not found: {str(e)}"