diff --git a/frontend/src/components/projectCreate/index.js b/frontend/src/components/projectCreate/index.js
index 066c66b914..1056ca3e47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/projectCreate/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/projectCreate/index.js
@@ -191,13 +191,15 @@ const ProjectCreate = () => {
 
   const handleCreate = useCallback(
     (cloneProjectData) => {
-      if (!metadata.projectName.trim()) {
-        setErr({ error: true, message: intl.formatMessage(messages.noProjectName) });
-        throw new Error('Missing project name.');
-      }
-      if (!/^[a-zA-Z]/.test(metadata.projectName)) {
-        setErr({ error: true, message: intl.formatMessage(messages.projectNameValidationError) });
-        throw new Error('Project name validation error.');
+      if (!cloneProjectData.name) {
+        if (!metadata.projectName.trim()) {
+          setErr({ error: true, message: intl.formatMessage(messages.noProjectName) });
+          throw new Error('Missing project name.');
+        }
+        if (!/^[a-zA-Z]/.test(metadata.projectName)) {
+          setErr({ error: true, message: intl.formatMessage(messages.projectNameValidationError) });
+          throw new Error('Project name validation error.');
+        }
       }
       if (!metadata.geom) {
         setErr({ error: true, message: intl.formatMessage(messages.noGeometry) });