diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index 2fa457fa..3c4b8373 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ exports.create = function (project_path, config, options, events) {
     // Make the package conform to Java package types
     return exports.validatePackageName(package_name)
         .then(function () {
-            exports.validateProjectName(project_name);
+            return exports.validateProjectName(project_name);
         }).then(function () {
         // Log the given values for the project
             events.emit('log', 'Creating Cordova project for the Android platform:');
diff --git a/spec/unit/create.spec.js b/spec/unit/create.spec.js
index 661b2c4f..3ef1f296 100644
--- a/spec/unit/create.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/create.spec.js
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ describe('create', function () {
                     expect(err.message).toContain('Project already exists!');
                 }).done(done);
             });
+            it('should fail if validateProjectName rejects', () => {
+                const fakeError = new Error();
+                create.validateProjectName.and.callFake(() => Promise.reject(fakeError));
+
+                return create.create(project_path, config_mock, {}, events_mock).then(() => {
+                    fail('Expected promise to be rejected');
+                }, err => {
+                    expect(err).toBe(fakeError);
+                });
+
+            });
         });
         describe('happy path', function () {
             it('should copy project templates from a specified custom template', function (done) {