diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/actions/project_actions.ts b/apps/rowboat/app/actions/project_actions.ts
index ba5b7569..66cb58f6 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/actions/project_actions.ts
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/actions/project_actions.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export async function createProjectFromWorkflowJson(formData: FormData): Promise
         throw new Error('Invalid workflow JSON: ' + JSON.stringify(parsed.error.issues));
     }
     const workflow = parsed.data;
-    const name = 'Imported Project';
+    const name = (formData.get('name') as string) || 'Imported Project';
     const response = await createBaseProject(name, user, workflow);
     if ('billingError' in response) {
         return response;
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/select/components/create-project.tsx b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/select/components/create-project.tsx
index 0ba19838..1580fce5 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/projects/select/components/create-project.tsx
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/projects/select/components/create-project.tsx
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export function CreateProject({ defaultName, onOpenProjectPane, isProjectPaneOpe
             if (importedJson) {
                 // Use imported JSON
                 const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('name', name);
                 formData.append('workflowJson', importedJson);
                 const response = await createProjectFromWorkflowJson(formData);
                 if ('id' in response) {