diff --git a/src/TeamCloud.Orchestrator/Templates/CreateProjectTemplate.json b/src/TeamCloud.Orchestrator/Templates/CreateProjectTemplate.json
index 6677ed2c..df775592 100644
--- a/src/TeamCloud.Orchestrator/Templates/CreateProjectTemplate.json
+++ b/src/TeamCloud.Orchestrator/Templates/CreateProjectTemplate.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
       "type": "string"
     },
     "projectPrefix": {
-      "type": "string"
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": ""
     },
     "resourceGroupName": {
       "type": "string",