diff --git a/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/.env b/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/.env
index e4a4413d..b2f0923d 100644
--- a/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/.env
+++ b/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/.env
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:4300/
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.js b/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.js
index 4449b16d..bd5bec0b 100644
--- a/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.js
+++ b/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/CreateProjectModal.js
@@ -8,32 +8,32 @@ import Step2 from "./Step2";
 import Step3 from "./Step3";
 
 
-const fetchData = async (uptrainAccessKey, setData) => {
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(
-      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL +
-        `api/public/get_projects_list?num_days=${10000}`,
-      {
-        method: "GET",
-        headers: {
-          "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          "uptrain-access-token": `${uptrainAccessKey}`,
-        },
-      }
-    );
+// const fetchData = async (uptrainAccessKey, setData) => {
+//   try {
+//     const response = await fetch(
+//       process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL +
+//         `api/public/get_projects_list?num_days=${10000}`,
+//       {
+//         method: "GET",
+//         headers: {
+//           "Content-Type": "application/json",
+//           "uptrain-access-token": `${uptrainAccessKey}`,
+//         },
+//       }
+//     );
 
-    if (response.ok) {
-      const responseData = await response.json();
-      setData(responseData.data);
-    } else {
-      console.error("Failed to submit API Key:", response.statusText);
-      // Handle error cases
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error submitting API Key:", error.message);
-    // Handle network errors or other exceptions
-  }
-};
+//     if (response.ok) {
+//       const responseData = await response.json();
+//       setData(responseData.data);
+//     } else {
+//       console.error("Failed to submit API Key:", response.statusText);
+//       // Handle error cases
+//     }
+//   } catch (error) {
+//     console.error("Error submitting API Key:", error.message);
+//     // Handle network errors or other exceptions
+//   }
+// };
 
 const CreateProjectModal = (props) => {
   const uptrainAccessKey = useSelector(selectUptrainAccessKey);
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ const CreateProjectModal = (props) => {
   const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState({});
   const [allProject, setAllProject] = useState();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const fetchDataAsync = async () => {
-      await fetchData(uptrainAccessKey, setAllProject);
-    };
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   const fetchDataAsync = async () => {
+  //     await fetchData(uptrainAccessKey, setAllProject);
+  //   };
 
-    if (uptrainAccessKey) fetchDataAsync();
-  }, [uptrainAccessKey]);
+  //   if (uptrainAccessKey) fetchDataAsync();
+  // }, [uptrainAccessKey]);
 
   const singleMetrics = [
     "context_relevance",
diff --git a/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/Step1.js b/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/Step1.js
index c9585c7b..b4a1d585 100644
--- a/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/Step1.js
+++ b/uptrain/dashboard/frontend/dashboard/src/components/CreateProjectModal/Step1.js
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import Step3OverModal from "./Step3OverModal";
 const Step1 = (props) => {
   const [error, setError] = useState();
 
-  console.log(error)
-
   const projectName = props.promptProjectName
-  ? props.promptProjectName
-  : props.projectName;
+    ? props.promptProjectName
+    : props.projectName;
   const fileInputRef = useRef(null);
   const [openModal, setOpenModal] = useState(false);
 
@@ -29,10 +27,10 @@ const Step1 = (props) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (props.allProject.some(obj => obj.project === projectName)) {
-      setError("Given Project name already exists");
-      return;
-    }
+    // if (props.allProject.some(obj => obj.project === projectName)) {
+    //   setError("Given Project name already exists");
+    //   return;
+    // }
 
     props.promptProjectName
       ? props.nextPrompt()
@@ -63,11 +61,7 @@ const Step1 = (props) => {
           className="bg-[#171721] rounded-xl px-6 py-4 text-[#B6B6B9] w-full"
           placeholder="Project name"
           onChange={(e) => props.setProjectName(e.target.value)}
-          value={
-            props.promptProjectName
-              ? props.promptProjectName
-              : props.projectName
-          }
+          value={projectName}
           required
           disabled={props.promptProjectName}
         />
@@ -118,7 +112,7 @@ const Step1 = (props) => {
           className="rounded-xl px-6 py-4"
           required
         />
-         <p className="text-red-500">{error}</p>
+        <p className="text-red-500">{error}</p>
         <div className="flex justify-end mt-5">
           <button
             type="Submit"