diff --git a/api/export_pr.go b/api/export_pr.go
index bb3310811..8c17ea510 100644
--- a/api/export_pr.go
+++ b/api/export_pr.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (issue *Issue) ExportData(fields []string) map[string]interface{} {
 			items := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(issue.ProjectItems.Nodes))
 			for _, n := range issue.ProjectItems.Nodes {
 				items = append(items, map[string]interface{}{
-					"status": n.Status,
+					"status": n.Status.StatusFragment,
 					"title":  n.Project.Title,
 				})
 			}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (pr *PullRequest) ExportData(fields []string) map[string]interface{} {
 			items := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(pr.ProjectItems.Nodes))
 			for _, n := range pr.ProjectItems.Nodes {
 				items = append(items, map[string]interface{}{
-					"status": n.Status,
+					"status": n.Status.StatusFragment,
 					"title":  n.Project.Title,
 				})
 			}
diff --git a/api/export_pr_test.go b/api/export_pr_test.go
index b7f4dcddb..50e346dee 100644
--- a/api/export_pr_test.go
+++ b/api/export_pr_test.go
@@ -75,38 +75,6 @@ func TestIssue_ExportData(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			`),
 		},
-		{
-			name:   "project items",
-			fields: []string{"projectItems"},
-			inputJSON: heredoc.Doc(`
-				{ "projectItems": { "nodes": [
-					{
-						"id": "PVTI_id",
-						"project": {
-							"id": "PVT_id",
-							"title": "Some Project"
-						},
-						"status": {
-							"name": "Todo",
-							"optionId": "abc123"
-						}
-					}
-				] } }
-			`),
-			outputJSON: heredoc.Doc(`
-				{
-					"projectItems": [
-						{
-							"status": {
-								"optionId": "abc123",
-								"name": "Todo"
-							},
-							"title": "Some Project"
-						}
-					]
-				}
-			`),
-		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -213,38 +181,6 @@ func TestPullRequest_ExportData(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			`),
 		},
-		{
-			name:   "project items",
-			fields: []string{"projectItems"},
-			inputJSON: heredoc.Doc(`
-				{ "projectItems": { "nodes": [
-					{
-						"id": "PVTPR_id",
-						"project": {
-							"id": "PVT_id",
-							"title": "Some Project"
-						},
-						"status": {
-							"name": "Todo",
-							"optionId": "abc123"
-						}
-					}
-				] } }
-			`),
-			outputJSON: heredoc.Doc(`
-				{
-					"projectItems": [
-						{
-							"status": {
-								"optionId": "abc123",
-								"name": "Todo"
-							},
-							"title": "Some Project"
-						}
-					]
-				}
-			`),
-		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -269,3 +205,108 @@ func TestPullRequest_ExportData(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// The following tests exist separately from the table driven tests
+// above because in the implementation code, the GraphQL request is
+// performed by shurcool, and it handles the JSON decoding into the
+// response struct, which is slightly different than the stdlib JSON
+// decoder used by the rest of the requests when Finding an Issue or PR.
+func TestIssueExportProjectItems(t *testing.T) {
+	issue := Issue{
+		ProjectItems: ProjectItems{
+			Nodes: []*ProjectV2Item{
+				{
+					ID: "PVTI_lADOB-vozM4AVk16zgK6U50",
+					Project: struct {
+						ID    string `json:"id"`
+						Title string `json:"title"`
+					}{
+						ID:    "PVT_kwDOB-vozM4AVk16",
+						Title: "Test Project",
+					},
+					Status: Status{
+						StatusFragment: struct {
+							OptionID string `json:"optionId"`
+							Name     string `json:"name"`
+						}{
+							OptionID: "47fc9ee4",
+							Name:     "In Progress",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	expectedExportedJSON := heredoc.Doc(`
+				{
+					"projectItems": [
+						{
+							"status": {
+								"optionId": "47fc9ee4",
+								"name": "In Progress"
+							},
+							"title": "Test Project"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			`)
+
+	exported := issue.ExportData([]string{"projectItems"})
+
+	buf := bytes.Buffer{}
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	enc.SetIndent("", "\t")
+	require.NoError(t, enc.Encode(exported))
+	require.Equal(t, expectedExportedJSON, buf.String())
+}
+
+func TestPRExportProjectItems(t *testing.T) {
+	pr := PullRequest{
+		ProjectItems: ProjectItems{
+			Nodes: []*ProjectV2Item{
+				{
+					ID: "PVTI_lADOB-vozM4AVk16zgK6U50",
+					Project: struct {
+						ID    string `json:"id"`
+						Title string `json:"title"`
+					}{
+						ID:    "PVT_kwDOB-vozM4AVk16",
+						Title: "Test Project",
+					},
+					Status: Status{
+						StatusFragment: struct {
+							OptionID string `json:"optionId"`
+							Name     string `json:"name"`
+						}{
+							OptionID: "47fc9ee4",
+							Name:     "In Progress",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	expectedExportedJSON := heredoc.Doc(`
+				{
+					"projectItems": [
+						{
+							"status": {
+								"optionId": "47fc9ee4",
+								"name": "In Progress"
+							},
+							"title": "Test Project"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			`)
+
+	exported := pr.ExportData([]string{"projectItems"})
+
+	buf := bytes.Buffer{}
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	enc.SetIndent("", "\t")
+	require.NoError(t, enc.Encode(exported))
+	require.Equal(t, expectedExportedJSON, buf.String())
+}
diff --git a/api/queries_issue.go b/api/queries_issue.go
index fdef7783f..1871294e7 100644
--- a/api/queries_issue.go
+++ b/api/queries_issue.go
@@ -106,10 +106,14 @@ type ProjectV2Item struct {
 		ID    string `json:"id"`
 		Title string `json:"title"`
 	}
-	Status struct {
-		OptionID string `json:"optionId" graphql:"... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue{optionId}"`
-		Name     string `json:"name" graphql:"... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue{name}"`
-	} `graphql:"status:fieldValueByName(name: \"Status\")"`
+	Status Status `graphql:"status:fieldValueByName(name: \"Status\")"`
+}
+
+type Status struct {
+	StatusFragment struct {
+		OptionID string `json:"optionId"`
+		Name     string `json:"name"`
+	} `graphql:"... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue"`
 }
 
 func (p ProjectCards) ProjectNames() []string {
diff --git a/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go b/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go
index 30d782bef..8cacad921 100644
--- a/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go
+++ b/api/queries_projects_v2_test.go
@@ -236,12 +236,14 @@ func TestProjectsV2ItemsForPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 							ID:    "PVT_kwDOB-vozM4AVk16",
 							Title: "Test Project",
 						},
-						Status: struct {
-							OptionID string `json:"optionId" graphql:"... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue{optionId}"`
-							Name     string `json:"name" graphql:"... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue{name}"`
-						}{
-							OptionID: "47fc9ee4",
-							Name:     "In Progress",
+						Status: Status{
+							StatusFragment: struct {
+								OptionID string `json:"optionId"`
+								Name     string `json:"name"`
+							}{
+								OptionID: "47fc9ee4",
+								Name:     "In Progress",
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},