diff --git a/src/Command/CodeStudio/CodeStudioCommandTrait.php b/src/Command/CodeStudio/CodeStudioCommandTrait.php
index cc9aefa3e..b137a147e 100644
--- a/src/Command/CodeStudio/CodeStudioCommandTrait.php
+++ b/src/Command/CodeStudio/CodeStudioCommandTrait.php
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ private function setGitLabProjectDescription(mixed $cloudApplicationUuid): void
   private function getGitLabProjectDefaults(): array {
     return [
       'container_registry_access_level' => 'disabled',
+      'default_branch' => 'main',
       'description' => $this->gitLabProjectDescription,
+      'initialize_with_readme' => TRUE,
       'topics' => 'Acquia Cloud Application',
     ];
   }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/CodeStudio/CodeStudioWizardCommandTest.php b/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/CodeStudio/CodeStudioWizardCommandTest.php
index e431dcf12..3fce2b9b5 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/CodeStudio/CodeStudioWizardCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/CodeStudio/CodeStudioWizardCommandTest.php
@@ -297,7 +297,9 @@ public function testCommand(array $mockedGitlabProjects, array $inputs, array $a
     $projects = $this->mockGetGitLabProjects($this::$applicationUuid, $this->gitLabProjectId, $mockedGitlabProjects);
     $parameters = [
       'container_registry_access_level' => 'disabled',
+      'default_branch' => 'main',
       'description' => 'Source repository for Acquia Cloud Platform application <comment>a47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d470</comment>',
+      'initialize_with_readme' => TRUE,
       'namespace_id' => 47,
       'topics' => 'Acquia Cloud Application',
     ];
@@ -305,7 +307,9 @@ public function testCommand(array $mockedGitlabProjects, array $inputs, array $a
     $this->mockGitLabProjectsTokens($projects);
     $parameters = [
       'container_registry_access_level' => 'disabled',
+      'default_branch' => 'main',
       'description' => 'Source repository for Acquia Cloud Platform application <comment>a47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d470</comment>',
+      'initialize_with_readme' => TRUE,
       'topics' => 'Acquia Cloud Application',
     ];
     $projects->update($this->gitLabProjectId, $parameters)->shouldBeCalled();