diff --git a/.changeset/cold-cobras-wish.md b/.changeset/cold-cobras-wish.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42cbf7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-cobras-wish.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+Remove redundant await return in create project mutation
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/index.ts b/apps/cli/src/index.ts
index 023006f..edf2d85 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ const router = t.router({
 		.mutation(async ({ input }) => {
 			const [projectName, options] = input;
 			const combinedInput = {
-				projectName: projectName || undefined,
+				projectName,
 				...options,
 			};
-			return await createProjectHandler(combinedInput);
+			await createProjectHandler(combinedInput);
 		}),
 });