diff --git a/e2e/playwright/fixtures/homePageFixture.ts b/e2e/playwright/fixtures/homePageFixture.ts
index 0c38bf426..63b5c5ff2 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/fixtures/homePageFixture.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/fixtures/homePageFixture.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class HomePageFixture {
       .toEqual(expectedState)
   }
 
-  createAndGoToProject = async (projectTitle: string) => {
+  createAndGoToProject = async (projectTitle = 'project-$nnn') => {
     await expect(this.projectSection).not.toHaveText('Loading your Projects...')
     await this.projectButtonNew.click()
     await this.projectTextName.click()
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/projects.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/projects.spec.ts
index 4ad54b025..c4fb3ce2e 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/projects.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/projects.spec.ts
@@ -1088,6 +1088,25 @@ test.describe(`Project management commands`, () => {
   })
 })
 
+test(`Create a few projects using the default project name`, async ({
+  homePage,
+  toolbar,
+}) => {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+    await test.step(`Create project ${i}`, async () => {
+      await homePage.expectState({
+        projectCards: Array.from({ length: i }, (_, i) => ({
+          title: `project-${i.toString().padStart(3, '0')}`,
+          fileCount: 1,
+        })).toReversed(),
+        sortBy: 'last-modified-desc',
+      })
+      await homePage.createAndGoToProject()
+      await toolbar.logoLink.click()
+    })
+  }
+})
+
 test(
   'File in the file pane should open with a single click',
   { tag: '@electron' },
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectsContextProvider.tsx b/src/components/ProjectsContextProvider.tsx
index ba71242a2..ce73ccb9d 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectsContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectsContextProvider.tsx
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ const ProjectsContextDesktop = ({
 
           return {
             message: `Successfully created "${uniqueName}"`,
-            name,
+            name: uniqueName,
           }
         }),
         renameProject: fromPromise(async ({ input }) => {