diff --git a/apps/api/src/project/project.e2e.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/project/project.e2e.spec.ts
index 09194156..a5fbc5ef 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/project/project.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/project/project.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ describe('Project Controller Tests', () => {
       expect(devEnvironment.name).toBe(environment.name)
 
       expect(defaultEnvironment).toBeDefined()
-      expect(defaultEnvironment.name).toBe('Default')
+      expect(defaultEnvironment.name).toBe('default')
     })
 
     it('should only copy new environments, secrets and variables if sync is not hard', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/api/src/project/service/project.service.ts b/apps/api/src/project/service/project.service.ts
index ab14e9c2..7cfb2a91 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/project/service/project.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/project/service/project.service.ts
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ export class ProjectService {
       createEnvironmentOps.push(
         this.prisma.environment.create({
           data: {
-            name: 'Default',
+            name: 'default',
             slug: await generateEntitySlug(
-              'Default',
+              'default',
               'ENVIRONMENT',
               this.prisma
             ),
diff --git a/apps/platform/src/components/dashboard/project/createProjectDialogue/index.tsx b/apps/platform/src/components/dashboard/project/createProjectDialogue/index.tsx
index 40343d2d..7cc4aca3 100644
--- a/apps/platform/src/components/dashboard/project/createProjectDialogue/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/platform/src/components/dashboard/project/createProjectDialogue/index.tsx
@@ -57,11 +57,19 @@ export default function CreateProjectDialogue(): JSX.Element {
   // Function to create a new project
   const createNewProject = useCallback(async () => {
     if (selectedWorkspace) {
-      newProjectData.workspaceSlug = selectedWorkspace.slug
+      // Filter out environments with empty names
+      const projectData = {
+        ...newProjectData,
+        workspaceSlug: selectedWorkspace.slug,
+        environments:
+          newProjectData.environments?.filter(
+            (env) => env.name.trim() !== ''
+          ) || []
+      }
 
       const { data, error, success } =
         await ControllerInstance.getInstance().projectController.createProject(
-          newProjectData,
+          projectData,
           {}
         )