diff --git a/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/create-custom-project-dto.ts b/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/create-custom-project-dto.ts
index 592a1085..3ff75875 100644
--- a/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/create-custom-project-dto.ts
+++ b/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/create-custom-project-dto.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {
   IsEnum,
   IsNotEmpty,
   IsNumber,
-  IsOptional,
   IsString,
   Length,
   Validate,
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ import { ACTIVITY } from '@shared/entities/activity.enum';
 import { ECOSYSTEM } from '@shared/entities/ecosystem.enum';
 import { ConservationProjectParamDto } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/conservation-project-params.dto';
 import { RestorationProjectParamsDto } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/restoration-project-params.dto';
-import { CustomProjectAssumptionsDto } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto';
+import { OverridableAssumptions } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto';
 import { CostInputs } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-cost-inputs.dto';
 import { ProjectParamsValidator } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/validation/project-params.validator';
 import { Transform, Type } from 'class-transformer';
@@ -46,11 +45,11 @@ export class CreateCustomProjectDto {
   carbonRevenuesToCover: CARBON_REVENUES_TO_COVER;
 
   @ValidateNested()
-  @Type(() => CustomProjectAssumptionsDto)
+  @Type(() => OverridableAssumptions)
   @IsNotEmpty({
     message: 'Assumptions are required to create a custom project',
   })
-  assumptions: CustomProjectAssumptionsDto;
+  assumptions: OverridableAssumptions;
 
   @IsNotEmpty({
     message: 'Cost inputs are required to create a custom project',
diff --git a/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto.ts b/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto.ts
index 2df8333c..7dcb0531 100644
--- a/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto.ts
+++ b/api/src/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { IsNumber } from 'class-validator';
 
-export class CustomProjectAssumptionsDto {
+export class OverridableAssumptions {
   @IsNumber()
   verificationFrequency: number;
 
diff --git a/api/src/modules/custom-projects/input-factory/conservation-project.input.ts b/api/src/modules/custom-projects/input-factory/conservation-project.input.ts
index dc4369c3..39813b83 100644
--- a/api/src/modules/custom-projects/input-factory/conservation-project.input.ts
+++ b/api/src/modules/custom-projects/input-factory/conservation-project.input.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ACTIVITY } from '@shared/entities/activity.enum';
 import { ECOSYSTEM } from '@shared/entities/ecosystem.enum';
 import { CARBON_REVENUES_TO_COVER } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/create-custom-project-dto';
 import { CostInputs } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-cost-inputs.dto';
-import { CustomProjectAssumptionsDto } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto';
+import { OverridableAssumptions } from '@api/modules/custom-projects/dto/project-assumptions.dto';
 import {
   ConservationProjectParamDto,
   PROJECT_EMISSION_FACTORS,
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ export class ConservationProjectInput {
 
   costInputs: CostInputs = new CostInputs();
 
-  modelAssumptions: CustomProjectAssumptionsDto =
-    new CustomProjectAssumptionsDto();
+  modelAssumptions: OverridableAssumptions = new OverridableAssumptions();
 
   setLossRate(
     parameters: ConservationProjectParamDto,
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export class ConservationProjectInput {
     return this;
   }
 
-  setModelAssumptions(modelAssumptions: CustomProjectAssumptionsDto): this {
+  setModelAssumptions(modelAssumptions: OverridableAssumptions): this {
     this.modelAssumptions = modelAssumptions;
     return this;
   }