diff --git a/studio/src/locales/en.json b/studio/src/locales/en.json
index a997928..9199e2b 100644
--- a/studio/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/studio/src/locales/en.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "callbackForm": "Callback Form",
     "resetChat": "Reset/Start Chat",
     "homePage.nameAndDescriptionAlert": "Please enter a name and description",
+    "homePage.nameRequiredAlert": "Please enter a name for the project",
     "homePage.deleteProjectError": "Error in deleting project, Please try again later!",
     "homePage.dslFileUploadMessage": "If you would like to clone, you can upload an existing program (DSL)",
     "editorPage.devModeHeader": "Dev Mode",
diff --git a/studio/src/pages/home-page.tsx b/studio/src/pages/home-page.tsx
index 6d1f8d2..1b52cf3 100644
--- a/studio/src/pages/home-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/src/pages/home-page.tsx
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ export const HomePage: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
     const copyTemplate = (copyTemplateValues: any) => {
         try {
             if (token) {
-                if (copyTemplateValues.name.trim() === '' || copyTemplateValues.description.trim() === '') {
-                    alert(t('homePage.nameAndDescriptionAlert'));
+                if (copyTemplateValues.name.trim() === '') {
+                    alert(t('homePage.nameRequiredAlert'));
+                    return;
                 }
                 if (disabled) return
                 setDisabled(true)