diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py
index c0c6099b0d..91f1daf2f7 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryApiClient.py
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ class DigitalFactoryApiClient:
 
         def callbackWrap(response: Optional[Any] = None, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
             if response is not None:
-                if self._library_max_private_projects == -1 or isinstance(response, DigitalFactoryProjectResponse):
+                if isinstance(response, DigitalFactoryProjectResponse):  # The user has only one private project
                     callback(True)
-                elif isinstance(response, list) and all(isinstance(r, DigitalFactoryProjectResponse) for r in response) and self._library_max_private_projects is not None:
+                elif isinstance(response, list) and all(isinstance(r, DigitalFactoryProjectResponse) for r in response):
                     callback(len(response) < self._library_max_private_projects)
                 else:
                     Logger.warning(f"Digital Factory: Incorrect response type received when requesting private projects: {str(response)}")
@@ -100,7 +100,21 @@ class DigitalFactoryApiClient:
                 Logger.warning(f"Digital Factory: Response is empty, likely an error: {str(response)}")
                 callback(False)
 
-        self.getProjectsFirstPage(on_finished = callbackWrap, failed = callbackWrap)
+        if self._library_max_private_projects is not None and self._library_max_private_projects > 0:
+            # The user has a limit in the number of private projects they can create. Check whether they have already
+            # reached that limit.
+            # Note: Set the pagination manager to None when doing this get request, or else the next/previous links
+            #       of the pagination will become corrupted
+            url = f"{self.CURA_API_ROOT}/projects?shared=false&limit={self._library_max_private_projects}"
+            self._http.get(url,
+                           scope = self._scope,
+                           callback = self._parseCallback(callbackWrap, DigitalFactoryProjectResponse, callbackWrap, pagination_manager = None),
+                           error_callback = callbackWrap,
+                           timeout = self.DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+        else:
+            # If the limit is -1, then the user is allowed unlimited projects. If its 0 then they are not allowed to
+            # create any projects
+            callback(self._library_max_private_projects == -1)
 
     def getProject(self, library_project_id: str, on_finished: Callable[[DigitalFactoryProjectResponse], Any], failed: Callable) -> None:
         """