diff --git a/.changeset/rude-clowns-retire.md b/.changeset/rude-clowns-retire.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f3841136e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rude-clowns-retire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shadcn": patch
+---
+
+validate app name on create
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/create.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/create.ts
index 647097918b..18852f02fa 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/create.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { basename, resolve } from "node:path"
 import path from "path"
 import { getPreset, getPresets, getRegistryItems } from "@/src/registry/api"
 import { configWithDefaults } from "@/src/registry/config"
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ import { Command } from "commander"
 import dedent from "dedent"
 import open from "open"
 import prompts from "prompts"
+import validateProjectName from "validate-npm-package-name"
 
-import { validateNpmName } from "../utils/validate-pkg"
 import { initOptionsSchema, runInit } from "./init"
 
 const SHADCN_URL = "https://ui.shadcn.com"
@@ -91,11 +90,13 @@ export const create = new Command()
           initial: opts.template ? `${opts.template}-app` : "my-app",
           format: (value: string) => value.trim(),
           validate: (name) => {
-            const validation = validateNpmName(basename(resolve(name)))
-            if (validation.valid) {
+            const validation = validateProjectName(
+              path.basename(path.resolve(name))
+            )
+            if (validation.validForNewPackages) {
               return true
             }
-            return "Invalid project name: " + validation.problems[0]
+            return "Invalid project name. Name should be lowercase, URL-friendly, and not start with a period or underscore."
           },
         })
 
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/validate-pkg.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/validate-pkg.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f278f981f..0000000000
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/validate-pkg.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import validateProjectName from "validate-npm-package-name"
-
-type ValidateNpmNameResult =
-  | {
-      valid: true
-    }
-  | {
-      valid: false
-      problems: string[]
-    }
-
-export function validateNpmName(name: string): ValidateNpmNameResult {
-  const nameValidation = validateProjectName(name)
-  if (nameValidation.validForNewPackages) {
-    return { valid: true }
-  }
-
-  return {
-    valid: false,
-    problems: [
-      ...(nameValidation.errors || []),
-      ...(nameValidation.warnings || []),
-    ],
-  }
-}