diff --git a/artifactory/cli.go b/artifactory/cli.go
index 11e7474c2..065205971 100644
--- a/artifactory/cli.go
+++ b/artifactory/cli.go
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ func containerPushCmd(c *cli.Context, containerManagerType containerutils.Contai
 	targetRepo := c.Args().Get(1)
 	skipLogin := c.Bool("skip-login")
 
-	buildConfiguration, err := buildtools.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
+	buildConfiguration, err := cliutils.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ func containerPullCmd(c *cli.Context, containerManagerType containerutils.Contai
 	imageTag := c.Args().Get(0)
 	sourceRepo := c.Args().Get(1)
 	skipLogin := c.Bool("skip-login")
-	buildConfiguration, err := buildtools.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
+	buildConfiguration, err := cliutils.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ func BuildDockerCreateCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if imageNameWithDigestFile == "" {
 		return cliutils.PrintHelpAndReturnError("The '--image-file' command option was not provided.", c)
 	}
-	buildConfiguration, err := buildtools.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
+	buildConfiguration, err := cliutils.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ func downloadCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	buildConfiguration, err := buildtools.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
+	buildConfiguration, err := cliutils.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ func uploadCmd(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	buildConfiguration, err := buildtools.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
+	buildConfiguration, err := cliutils.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ func uploadCmd(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		"You can avoid this confirmation message by adding --quiet to the command.", false) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	// This error is being checked latter on because we need to generate summary report before return.
+	// This error is being checked later on because we need to generate summary report before return.
 	err = progressbar.ExecWithProgress(uploadCmd)
 	result := uploadCmd.Result()
 	defer cliutils.CleanupResult(result, &err)
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ func createBuildPromoteConfiguration(c *cli.Context) services.PromotionParams {
 	promotionParamsImpl.IncludeDependencies = c.Bool("include-dependencies")
 	promotionParamsImpl.Copy = c.Bool("copy")
 	promotionParamsImpl.Properties = c.String("props")
-	promotionParamsImpl.ProjectKey = c.String("project")
+	promotionParamsImpl.ProjectKey = cliutils.GetProject(c)
 	promotionParamsImpl.FailFast = c.BoolT("fail-fast")
 
 	// If the command received 3 args, read the build name, build number
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ func createBuildDiscardConfiguration(c *cli.Context) services.DiscardBuildsParam
 	discardParamsImpl.ExcludeBuilds = c.String("exclude-builds")
 	discardParamsImpl.Async = c.Bool("async")
 	discardParamsImpl.BuildName = cliutils.GetBuildName(c.Args().Get(0))
-	discardParamsImpl.ProjectKey = c.String("project")
+	discardParamsImpl.ProjectKey = cliutils.GetProject(c)
 	return discardParamsImpl
 }
 
diff --git a/buildtools/cli.go b/buildtools/cli.go
index 4d1f9762d..ce2c438ea 100644
--- a/buildtools/cli.go
+++ b/buildtools/cli.go
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func GoPublishCmd(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	buildConfiguration, err := CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
+	buildConfiguration, err := cliutils.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -663,12 +663,6 @@ func goCmdVerification(c *cli.Context) (string, error) {
 	return configFilePath, nil
 }
 
-func CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c *cli.Context) (buildConfigConfiguration *utils.BuildConfiguration, err error) {
-	buildConfigConfiguration = new(utils.BuildConfiguration)
-	err = buildConfigConfiguration.SetBuildName(c.String("build-name")).SetBuildNumber(c.String("build-number")).SetProject(c.String("project")).SetModule(c.String("module")).ValidateBuildAndModuleParams()
-	return
-}
-
 func dockerCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	args := cliutils.ExtractCommand(c)
 	var cmd, image string
diff --git a/utils/cliutils/utils.go b/utils/cliutils/utils.go
index ffcfe7558..daae7887b 100644
--- a/utils/cliutils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/cliutils/utils.go
@@ -725,7 +725,8 @@ func SetCliExecutableName(executablePath string) {
 	coreutils.SetCliExecutableName(filepath.Base(executablePath))
 }
 
-// Returns build configuration struct using the params provided from the console.
+// Returns build configuration struct using the args (build name/number) and options (project) provided by the user.
+// Any empty configuration could be later overridden by environment variables if set.
 func CreateBuildConfiguration(c *cli.Context) *artifactoryUtils.BuildConfiguration {
 	buildConfiguration := new(artifactoryUtils.BuildConfiguration)
 	buildNameArg, buildNumberArg := c.Args().Get(0), c.Args().Get(1)
@@ -737,6 +738,15 @@ func CreateBuildConfiguration(c *cli.Context) *artifactoryUtils.BuildConfigurati
 	return buildConfiguration
 }
 
+// Returns build configuration struct using the options provided by the user.
+// Any empty configuration could be later overridden by environment variables if set.
+func CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c *cli.Context) (buildConfigConfiguration *artifactoryUtils.BuildConfiguration, err error) {
+	buildConfigConfiguration = new(artifactoryUtils.BuildConfiguration)
+	err = buildConfigConfiguration.SetBuildName(c.String("build-name")).SetBuildNumber(c.String("build-number")).
+		SetProject(c.String("project")).SetModule(c.String("module")).ValidateBuildAndModuleParams()
+	return
+}
+
 func CreateArtifactoryDetailsByFlags(c *cli.Context) (*coreConfig.ServerDetails, error) {
 	artDetails, err := CreateServerDetailsWithConfigOffer(c, false, Rt)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -860,8 +870,5 @@ func doHttpRequest(client *http.Client, req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response,
 // Get project key from flag or environment variable
 func GetProject(c *cli.Context) string {
 	projectKey := c.String("project")
-	if projectKey == "" {
-		projectKey = os.Getenv(coreutils.Project)
-	}
-	return projectKey
+	return getOrDefaultEnv(projectKey, coreutils.Project)
 }