diff --git a/backend/webserver/views/project_views.py b/backend/webserver/views/project_views.py
index 351199b..683885d 100644
--- a/backend/webserver/views/project_views.py
+++ b/backend/webserver/views/project_views.py
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ def post(self, request, project_id):
       else:
         raise InvalidValueError(project_id)
 
+      if len(request.data.get("projectName", "")) > 50:
+        raise InvalidValueError("Project name exceeds the maximum length of 50 characters")
+
       return Response(f"Creation of {project_id} successful!")
 
     except AlreadyExists as ae:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NavBar/ProjectCreationContent.tsx b/frontend/src/components/NavBar/ProjectCreationContent.tsx
index 5e0867c..c4a261e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NavBar/ProjectCreationContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NavBar/ProjectCreationContent.tsx
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ import {useNotification} from "../../context/NotificationContext";
 const CreationContent: React.FunctionComponent<DialogContentProps> = (dialogContentProps: DialogContentProps) => {
     const notification = useNotification();
     const {data} = useQuery("allProjectsFlat", getAllProjectsFlat)
-    const [isInvalid, setInvalid] = useState(false);
+    const [isIdInvalid, setIdInvalid] = useState(true);
+    const [isNameInvalid, setNameInvalid] = useState(false);
+    const [isProjectIdTouched, setProjectIdTouched] = useState(false);
     const [projectId, setProjectId] = useState("");
     const [projectName, setProjectName] = useState("");
     const [threshold, setThreshold] = useState("HIGH");
     const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-    const [helperText, setHelperText] = useState("")
+    const [projectIdHelperText, setProjectIdHelperText] = useState("")
+    const [projectNameHelperText, setProjectNameHelperText] = useState("")
     const handleSave = useMutation(() => createProject(projectId, {
         projectName: projectName,
         deploymentThreshold: threshold
@@ -52,42 +55,59 @@ const CreationContent: React.FunctionComponent<DialogContentProps> = (dialogCont
     }
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isProjectIdTouched) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (projectId.length < 1){
-            setInvalid(true);
-            setHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperNotEmpty)
+            setIdInvalid(true);
+            setProjectIdHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperNotEmpty)
         }else if (projectId.includes(" ")){
-            setInvalid(true);
-            setHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperNoSpaces)
-        }else if (projectId.length > 20){
-            setInvalid(true);
-            setHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperToLong)
+            setIdInvalid(true);
+            setProjectIdHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperNoSpaces)
+        }else if (projectId.length > 50){
+            setIdInvalid(true);
+            setProjectIdHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperToLong)
         }else {
             if (data?.data !== undefined) {
                 if (allProjectIds.includes(projectId.toLowerCase())) {
-                    setInvalid(true);
-                    setHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperIdAlreadyUsed)
+                    setIdInvalid(true);
+                    setProjectIdHelperText(localization.dialog.projectIdHelperIdAlreadyUsed)
                 } else {
-                    setInvalid(false);
-                    setHelperText("")
+                    setIdInvalid(false);
+                    setProjectIdHelperText("")
                 }
             }
         }
-    }, [projectId])
+    }, [projectId, isProjectIdTouched, allProjectIds])
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (projectName.length > 50) {
+            setNameInvalid(true);
+            setProjectNameHelperText(localization.dialog.projectNameHelperToLong);
+        } else {
+            setNameInvalid(false);
+            setProjectNameHelperText("Optional");
+        }
+    }, [projectName]);
 
     return(
         <Stack>
             <Stack direction={"column"} sx={{width: "20rem",  margin: "0px 25px 0px 25px"}}>
                 <TextField
-                    helperText={helperText}
-                    error={isInvalid}
+                    helperText={projectIdHelperText}
+                    error={isProjectIdTouched && isIdInvalid}
                     label={localization.dialog.projectId}
                     value={projectId}
                     variant="filled"
-                    onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement | HTMLInputElement>) => setProjectId(e.target.value)}
+                    onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement | HTMLInputElement>) => {
+                        setProjectId(e.target.value)
+                        setProjectIdTouched(true)
+                    }}
                 />
                 <TextField
                     style={{marginTop: "1rem"}}
-                    helperText={"Optional"}
+                    helperText={projectNameHelperText}
+                    error={isNameInvalid}
                     label={localization.dialog.projectName}
                     value={projectName}
                     variant="filled"
@@ -105,7 +125,7 @@ const CreationContent: React.FunctionComponent<DialogContentProps> = (dialogCont
                     <Button color={"error"}
                             onClick={() => dialogContentProps.setOpen(false)}>{localization.misc.cancel}</Button>
                     <Button color={"success"}
-                            disabled={isInvalid}
+                            disabled={isIdInvalid || isNameInvalid}
                             onClick={() => handleSave.mutate()}>{localization.misc.save}</Button>
                 </Stack>
             </Stack>
@@ -120,4 +140,4 @@ const buttonContainerStyle = {
     justifyContent: "center"
 }
 
-export default CreationContent
\ No newline at end of file
+export default CreationContent
diff --git a/frontend/src/queries/project-requests.tsx b/frontend/src/queries/project-requests.tsx
index 4c1be3f..52ca4b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/queries/project-requests.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/queries/project-requests.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ export function updateProject(projectId: string, projectData: {}): AxiosPromise
     return apiClient.put(urlAddress.api.project(projectId), projectData)
 }
 
-export function createProject(projectId: string, projectData: {}): AxiosPromise {
+export function createProject(projectId: string, projectData: {
+    projectName: string,
+    deploymentThreshold: string
+}): AxiosPromise {
+    if (projectData.projectName && projectData.projectName.length > 50) {
+        return Promise.reject(new Error("Project name exceeds the maximum length of 50 characters"));
+    }
     return apiClient.post(urlAddress.api.createProject(projectId), projectData)
 }
 
@@ -45,4 +51,4 @@ export function updateProjectCves(projectId: string): AxiosPromise {
 export function deleteProjects(projectIds: string[]): AxiosPromise {
     let data = {projectIds: projectIds}
     return apiClient.post(urlAddress.api.deleteProjects, data)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/utilities/localization.tsx b/frontend/src/utilities/localization.tsx
index cec5165..b180308 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utilities/localization.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/utilities/localization.tsx
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const language = {
             projectId: "Projekt ID",
             projectIdHelperNotEmpty: "Projekt ID darf nicht leer sein.",
             projectIdHelperNoSpaces: "Projekt ID darf keine Leerzeichen beinhalten.",
-            projectIdHelperToLong: "Projekt ID ist länger als 20 Zeichen lang.",
+            projectIdHelperToLong: "Projekt ID ist länger als 50 Zeichen lang.",
             projectIdHelperIdAlreadyUsed: "Projekt ID bereits vergeben.",
             projectName: "Projektname",
             projectNameHelperToLong: "Projektname zu lang.",
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ const language = {
             projectId: "Project ID",
             projectIdHelperNotEmpty: "Project ID mustn't be empty.",
             projectIdHelperNoSpaces: "Project ID mustn't contain spaces.",
-            projectIdHelperToLong: "Project ID is longer than 20 characters.",
+            projectIdHelperToLong: "Project ID is longer than 50 characters.",
             projectIdHelperIdAlreadyUsed: "Project ID already in use.",
             projectName: "Project name",
             projectNameHelperToLong: "Project name to long.",
diff --git a/scripts/run-backend.bash b/scripts/run-backend.bash
index c72bdca..ee24fc3 100755
--- a/scripts/run-backend.bash
+++ b/scripts/run-backend.bash
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ python manage.py createcachetable rate_limit
 python manage.py migrate
 python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
 
-if [[ ${IS_DEV} == "true" ]] ; then
+if [[ ${IS_DEV} == "True" ]] ; then
   python manage.py runserver
 else
   gunicorn securecheckplus.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 --workers=2 --threads=2 --log-level INFO