diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82083dc2..f4274846 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ This is a [Laravel](https://laravel.com/) Web Application for Crowdsourcing Proj
 - [Related HTML Template](#related-html-template)
 - [PHP code style - Laravel Pint](#php-code-style---laravel-pint)
 - [Installation-specific resources](#installation-specific-resources)
+- [Development Guidelines](#development-guidelines)
+    - [Directory Structure](#directory-structure)
+    - [About the Repository Pattern](#about-the-repository-pattern)
 - [Run Tests](#run-tests)
 - [How to debug](#how-to-debug)
 - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php
index de18595d..0c9ac171 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Controllers/CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use App\Repository\CrowdSourcingProject\CrowdSourcingProjectRepository;
 use Faker\Factory as Faker;
 use Tests\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class CrowdSourcingProjectControllerTest extends TestCase {
     protected CrowdSourcingProjectRepository $crowdSourcingProjectRepository;
@@ -301,9 +302,7 @@ public function nonAdminUserCannotStoreProject() {
         $faker = Faker::create();
         // we need a name with no special characters
         $name = $faker->name;
-        $slug = str_replace(' ', '-', strtolower($name));
-        // remove dots from the slug
-        $slug = str_replace('.', '', $slug);
+        $slug = Str::slug($name);
         $response = $this->withoutMiddleware(VerifyCsrfToken::class) // Disable CSRF only
             ->post(route('projects.store'), [
                 'name' => $name,
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ public function adminCanStoreProjectWithValidData() {
 
         $faker = Faker::create();
         $name = $faker->name;
-        $slug = str_replace(' ', '-', strtolower($name));
+        $slug = Str::slug($name);
 
         $response = $this->withoutMiddleware(VerifyCsrfToken::class)
             ->post(route('projects.store'), [
@@ -425,8 +424,7 @@ public function authenticatedUserCannotUpdateProject() {
         $project = CrowdSourcingProject::factory()->create();
         $faker = Faker::create();
         $name = $faker->name;
-        $slug = str_replace(' ', '-', strtolower($name));
-        $slug = str_replace('.', '', $slug);
+        $slug = Str::slug($name);
         $response = $this->withoutMiddleware(VerifyCsrfToken::class)->put(route('projects.update', ['project' => $project->id]), [
             'name' => $name,
             'description' => 'Updated Description',
@@ -450,7 +448,7 @@ public function adminCanUpdateProjectWithValidData() {
         $project = CrowdSourcingProject::factory()->create();
         $faker = Faker::create();
         $name = $faker->name;
-        $slug = str_replace(' ', '-', strtolower($name));
+        $slug = Str::slug($name);
         $response = $this->withoutMiddleware(VerifyCsrfToken::class)->put(route('projects.update', ['project' => $project->id]), [
             'name' => $name,
             'description' => 'Updated Description',