diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Project/Adapter/BpmnWorkflow.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Project/Adapter/BpmnWorkflow.php
index 80f41ab82..0e0d1880b 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Project/Adapter/BpmnWorkflow.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Project/Adapter/BpmnWorkflow.php
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ class BpmnWorkflow extends Project\Bpmn
 
     public static function createFromStruct(array $projectData, $generateUid = true)
     {
+        $projectData["prj_name"] = trim($projectData["prj_name"]);
+        if ($projectData["prj_name"] == '') {
+            throw new \Exception("`prj_name` is required but it is empty.");
+        }
         if (\Process::existsByProTitle($projectData["prj_name"])) {
             throw new \Exception("Project with name: {$projectData["prj_name"]}, already exists.");
         }
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php
index 542a0b076..0cc1147e2 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class Project extends Api
      * Post Project
      *
      * @param string $prj_name
-     * @param string $prj_description
      * @param array $request_data
      *
      * @author Brayan Pereyra (Cochalo) <brayan@colosa.com>
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ class Project extends Api
      * @url POST
      * @status 201
      */
-    public function post($prj_name, $prj_description, $request_data)
+    public function post($prj_name, $request_data)
     {
         try {
             return Adapter\BpmnWorkflow::createFromStruct($request_data);