diff --git a/forc/src/utils/defaults.rs b/forc/src/utils/defaults.rs
index 040e736fa42..1b70432357d 100644
--- a/forc/src/utils/defaults.rs
+++ b/forc/src/utils/defaults.rs
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ pub(crate) fn default_manifest(project_name: &str) -> String {
 
     format!(
         r#"[project]
-name = "{}"
-author = "{}"
+author = "{real_name}"
 entry = "main.sw"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
+name = "{project_name}"
 
 [dependencies]
 core = {{ git = "http://github.com/FuelLabs/sway-lib-core" }}
 std = {{ git = "http://github.com/FuelLabs/sway-lib-std" }}
-"#,
-        project_name, real_name
+"#
     )
 }
 
@@ -27,11 +26,11 @@ pub(crate) fn default_tests_manifest(project_name: &str) -> String {
 
     format!(
         r#"[package]
-name = "{}"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["{}"]
+authors = ["{real_name}"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
+name = "{project_name}"
+version = "0.1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 fuel-gql-client = {{ version = "0.2", default-features = false }}
@@ -43,11 +42,10 @@ rand = "0.8"
 tokio = {{ version = "1.12", features = ["rt", "macros"] }}
 
 [[test]]
+harness = true
 name = "integration_tests"
 path = "tests/harness.rs"
-harness = true
-"#,
-        project_name, real_name,
+"#
     )
 }