diff --git a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx
index fea67f914c..c22425b5ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const CreateProject = () => {
         clearErrors,
         validateIdUniqueness,
         validateName,
-        validateProjectId,
         errors,
     } = useProjectForm();
 
@@ -36,10 +35,9 @@ const CreateProject = () => {
         e.preventDefault();
         clearErrors();
         const validName = validateName();
-        const validProjectId = validateProjectId();
         const validId = await validateIdUniqueness();
 
-        if (validName && validId && validProjectId) {
+        if (validName && validId) {
             const payload = getProjectPayload();
             try {
                 await createProject(payload);
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ const CreateProject = () => {
     };
 
     const handleCancel = () => {
-        history.push('/projects');
+        history.goBack();
     };
 
     return (
@@ -92,10 +90,7 @@ const CreateProject = () => {
                 clearErrors={clearErrors}
                 validateIdUniqueness={validateIdUniqueness}
             >
-                <PermissionButton
-                    permission={CREATE_PROJECT}
-                    type="submit"
-                >
+                <PermissionButton permission={CREATE_PROJECT} type="submit">
                     Create project
                 </PermissionButton>
             </ProjectForm>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts
index 4ea6dc89a7..fed4269dec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/hooks/useProjectForm.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ const useProjectForm = (
     const NAME_EXISTS_ERROR = 'Error: A project with this id already exists.';
 
     const validateIdUniqueness = async () => {
+        if (projectId.length === 0) {
+            setErrors(prev => ({ ...prev, id: 'Id can not be empty.' }));
+            return false;
+        }
         try {
             await validateId(getProjectPayload());
             return true;
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ const useProjectForm = (
             setErrors(prev => ({ ...prev, name: 'Name can not be empty.' }));
             return false;
         }
-        
+
         return true;
     };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/CreateTagType/CreateTagType.tsx b/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/CreateTagType/CreateTagType.tsx
index 0b466729d9..75f589eaab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/CreateTagType/CreateTagType.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/CreateTagType/CreateTagType.tsx
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ const CreateTagType = () => {
                 setTagDesc={setTagDesc}
                 mode="Create"
                 clearErrors={clearErrors}
+                validateNameUniqueness={validateNameUniqueness}
             >
-                <PermissionButton
-                    permission={UPDATE_TAG_TYPE}
-                    type="submit"
-                >
+                <PermissionButton permission={UPDATE_TAG_TYPE} type="submit">
                     Create type
                 </PermissionButton>
             </TagTypeForm>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/TagTypeForm/TagTypeForm.tsx b/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/TagTypeForm/TagTypeForm.tsx
index 5eb02796bd..9c7ae6ed9a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/TagTypeForm/TagTypeForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/tagTypes/TagTypeForm/TagTypeForm.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface ITagTypeForm {
     errors: { [key: string]: string };
     mode: string;
     clearErrors: () => void;
+    validateNameUniqueness?: () => void;
 }
 
 const TagTypeForm: React.FC<ITagTypeForm> = ({
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const TagTypeForm: React.FC<ITagTypeForm> = ({
     setTagDesc,
     errors,
     mode,
+    validateNameUniqueness,
     clearErrors,
 }) => {
     const styles = useStyles();
@@ -49,11 +51,10 @@ const TagTypeForm: React.FC<ITagTypeForm> = ({
                     errorText={errors.name}
                     onFocus={() => clearErrors()}
                     disabled={mode === EDIT}
+                    onBlur={validateNameUniqueness}
                 />
 
-                <p className={styles.inputDescription}>
-                    What is this role for?
-                </p>
+                <p className={styles.inputDescription}>What is this tag for?</p>
                 <TextField
                     className={styles.input}
                     label="Tag description"