diff --git a/src/Projections.jl b/src/Projections.jl
index 98e8330..d2b5064 100644
--- a/src/Projections.jl
+++ b/src/Projections.jl
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function central_projection(RG::GroupRing, chi::AbstractCharacter, T::Type=Rational{Int})
-    result = RG(T)
-    result.coeffs = full(result.coeffs)
+    result = RG(zeros(T, length(RG.basis)))
     dim = chi(RG.group())
     ord = Int(order(RG.group))