diff --git a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/NewProjectForm.tsx b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/NewProjectForm.tsx
index 5227ef8175..e096fb1ecb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/NewProjectForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/NewProjectForm.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export const NewProjectForm: React.FC<FormProps> = ({
                 <ProjectNameContainer>
                     <StyledProjectName
                         label='Project name'
-                        required
+                        aria-required
                         value={projectName}
                         onChange={handleProjectNameUpdate}
                         error={Boolean(errors.name)}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export const NewProjectForm: React.FC<FormProps> = ({
                         label:
                             projectEnvironments.size > 0
                                 ? `${projectEnvironments.size} selected`
-                                : 'Select environments',
+                                : 'All environments',
                         icon: <EnvironmentsIcon />,
                     }}
                     search={{
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts
index 87a73464c4..be42a7549e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ const useProjectForm = (
     };
 
     const validateName = () => {
-        if (projectName.length === 0) {
+        if (projectName.trim().length === 0) {
             setErrors((prev) => ({ ...prev, name: 'Name can not be empty.' }));
             return false;
         }