diff --git a/cmd/harbor/root/project/create.go b/cmd/harbor/root/project/create.go
index 4a126a99..5371ed53 100644
--- a/cmd/harbor/root/project/create.go
+++ b/cmd/harbor/root/project/create.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ func CreateProjectCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "create",
 		Short: "create project",
-		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			var err error
 			createView := &create.CreateView{
@@ -24,8 +23,10 @@ func CreateProjectCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				StorageLimit: opts.StorageLimit,
 				ProxyCache:   false,
 			}
-
-			if opts.ProjectName != "" && opts.RegistryID != "" && opts.StorageLimit != "" {
+			if len(args) > 0 {
+				opts.ProjectName = args[0]
+				err = api.CreateProject(opts)
+			} else if opts.ProjectName != "" && opts.RegistryID != "" && opts.StorageLimit != "" {
 				err = api.CreateProject(opts)
 			} else {
 				err = createProjectView(createView)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func CreateProjectCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.ProjectName, "name", "", "", "Name of the project")
-	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.Public, "public", "", true, "Project is public or private")
+	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.Public, "public", "", false, "Project is public or private. Private by default")
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.RegistryID, "registry-id", "", "", "ID of referenced registry when creating the proxy cache project")
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.StorageLimit, "storage-limit", "", "-1", "Storage quota of the project")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.ProxyCache, "proxy-cache", "", false, "Whether the project is a proxy cache project")
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func createProjectView(createView *create.CreateView) error {
 	if createView == nil {
 		createView = &create.CreateView{
 			ProjectName:  "",
-			Public:       true,
+			Public:       false,
 			RegistryID:   "",
 			StorageLimit: "-1",
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/views/project/list/view.go b/pkg/views/project/list/view.go
index fd8a69a8..5f979844 100644
--- a/pkg/views/project/list/view.go
+++ b/pkg/views/project/list/view.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var columns = []table.Column{
- 	{Title: "ID", Width: 6},
+	{Title: "ID", Width: 6},
 	{Title: "Project Name", Width: 12},
 	{Title: "Access Level", Width: 12},
 	{Title: "Type", Width: 12},
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func ListProjects(projects []*models.Project) {
 		}
 		createdTime, _ := utils.FormatCreatedTime(project.CreationTime.String())
 		rows = append(rows, table.Row{
-      strconv.FormatInt(int64(project.ProjectID), 10), // ProjectID
+			strconv.FormatInt(int64(project.ProjectID), 10), // ProjectID
 			project.Name, // Project Name
 			accessLevel,  // Access Level
 			projectType,  // Type