diff --git a/bin/create b/bin/create
index 4dfd20f8..21f74781 100755
--- a/bin/create
+++ b/bin/create
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ PACKAGE_AS_PATH=$(echo $PACKAGE | sed 's/\./\//g')
 ACTIVITY_PATH="$PROJECT_PATH"/src/$PACKAGE_AS_PATH/$ACTIVITY.java
 MANIFEST_PATH="$PROJECT_PATH"/AndroidManifest.xml
 
-TARGET=$("$ANDROID_BIN" list targets | grep id: | tail -1 | cut -f 2 -d ' ' )
-API_LEVEL=$("$ANDROID_BIN" list target | grep "API level:" | tail -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d ':' | tr -d ' ')
+TARGET=$("$ANDROID_BIN" list targets -c | grep '^android-' | tail -1 )
+API_LEVEL=${TARGET##android-}
 
 # check that build targets exist
 if [ -z "$TARGET" ] || [ -z "$API_LEVEL" ]
diff --git a/framework/project.properties b/framework/project.properties
index d556741d..2f39d915 100644
--- a/framework/project.properties
+++ b/framework/project.properties
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Indicates whether an apk should be generated for each density.
 split.density=false
 # Project target.
-target=Google Inc.:Google APIs:17
+target=android-17
 apk-configurations=
 renderscript.opt.level=O0
 android.library=true