diff --git a/app/scripts/directives/deployImage.js b/app/scripts/directives/deployImage.js
index f375a01aad..c704a2accb 100644
--- a/app/scripts/directives/deployImage.js
+++ b/app/scripts/directives/deployImage.js
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ angular.module("openshiftConsole")
         // Must be initialized the controller. The link function is too late.
         $scope.forms = {};
         $scope.noProjectsCantCreate = false;
-      },
-      link: function($scope) {
+
         $scope.input = {
           selectedProject: $scope.project
         };
 
+        $scope.$watch('input.selectedProject.metadata.name', function() {
+          $scope.projectNameTaken = false;
+        });
+      },
+      link: function($scope) {
         // Pick from an image stream tag or Docker image name.
         $scope.mode = "istag"; // "istag" or "dockerImage"
 
@@ -378,13 +382,17 @@ angular.module("openshiftConsole")
               };
               nameTakenPromise.then(setNameTaken, setNameTaken).then(showWarningsOrCreate, showWarningsOrCreate);
             }, function(e) {
-              NotificationsService.addNotification({
-                id: "deploy-image-create-project-error",
-                type: "error",
-                message: "An error occurred creating project",
-                details: getErrorDetails(e)
-              });
               $scope.disableInputs = false;
+              if (e.data.reason === 'AlreadyExists') {
+                $scope.projectNameTaken = true;
+              } else {
+                NotificationsService.addNotification({
+                  id: "deploy-image-create-project-error",
+                  type: "error",
+                  message: "An error occurred creating project.",
+                  details: getErrorDetails(e)
+                });
+              }
             });
           };
 
diff --git a/app/scripts/directives/fromFile.js b/app/scripts/directives/fromFile.js
index e3630c321a..bedd6c1dcd 100644
--- a/app/scripts/directives/fromFile.js
+++ b/app/scripts/directives/fromFile.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ angular.module("openshiftConsole")
           selectedProject: $scope.project
         };
 
+        $scope.$watch('input.selectedProject.metadata.name', function() {
+          $scope.projectNameTaken = false;
+        });
+
         $scope.aceLoaded = function(editor) {
           aceEditorSession = editor.getSession();
           aceEditorSession.setOption('tabSize', 2);
@@ -181,14 +185,17 @@ angular.module("openshiftConsole")
               }
             });
           }, function(e) {
-            NotificationsService.addNotification({
-              id: "import-create-project-error",
-              type: "error",
-              message: "An error occurred creating project",
-              details: getErrorDetails(e)
-            });
+            if (e.data.reason === 'AlreadyExists') {
+              $scope.projectNameTaken = true;
+            } else {
+              NotificationsService.addNotification({
+                id: "import-create-project-error",
+                type: "error",
+                message: "An error occurred creating project.",
+                details: getErrorDetails(e)
+              });
+            }
           });
-
         };
 
         $scope.cancel = function() {
diff --git a/app/scripts/directives/processTemplate.js b/app/scripts/directives/processTemplate.js
index 5f9966f66d..ac2f5340b9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/directives/processTemplate.js
+++ b/app/scripts/directives/processTemplate.js
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
       ctrl.templateDisplayName = displayName(ctrl.template);
       ctrl.selectedProject = ctrl.project;
 
+      $scope.$watch('$ctrl.selectedProject.metadata.name', function() {
+        ctrl.projectNameTaken = false;
+      });
+
       $scope.$on('no-projects-cannot-create', function() {
         ctrl.noProjectsCantCreate = true;
       });
@@ -245,16 +249,20 @@
         );
       }, function(result) {
         ctrl.disableInputs = false;
-        var details;
-        if (result.data && result.data.message) {
-          details = result.data.message;
+        if (result.data.reason === 'AlreadyExists') {
+          ctrl.projectNameTaken = true;
+        } else {
+          var details;
+          if (result.data && result.data.message) {
+            details = result.data.message;
+          }
+          NotificationsService.addNotification({
+            id: "process-template-error",
+            type: "error",
+            message: "An error occurred creating the project.",
+            details: details
+          });
         }
-        NotificationsService.addNotification({
-          id: "process-template-error",
-          type: "error",
-          message: "An error occurred creating the project.",
-          details: details
-        });
       });
     };
 
diff --git a/dist/scripts/scripts.js b/dist/scripts/scripts.js
index 59d28ca3fc..680c13205b 100644
--- a/dist/scripts/scripts.js
+++ b/dist/scripts/scripts.js
@@ -9656,7 +9656,9 @@ d.clear(), p.$on("no-projects-cannot-create", function() {
 p.noProjectsCantCreate = !0;
 }), p.input = {
 selectedProject: p.project
-}, p.aceLoaded = function(e) {
+}, p.$watch("input.selectedProject.metadata.name", function() {
+p.projectNameTaken = !1;
+}), p.aceLoaded = function(e) {
 (P = e.getSession()).setOption("tabSize", 2), P.setOption("useSoftTabs", !0), e.setDragDelay = 0, e.$blockScrolling = 1 / 0;
 };
 var I = function(e) {
@@ -9710,10 +9712,10 @@ namespace: p.input.selectedProject.metadata.name
 }).then(N) : (p.updateTemplate = 1 === p.updateResources.length && "Template" === p.updateResources[0].kind, p.updateTemplate ? v() : h()));
 });
 }, function(e) {
-c.addNotification({
+"AlreadyExists" === e.data.reason ? p.projectNameTaken = !0 : c.addNotification({
 id: "import-create-project-error",
 type: "error",
-message: "An error occurred creating project",
+message: "An error occurred creating project.",
 details: R(e)
 });
 });
@@ -13039,7 +13041,9 @@ value: v.template.metadata.name
 }
 var g, v = this, h = e("displayName"), y = e("humanize");
 v.noProjectsCantCreate = !1, v.$onInit = function() {
-v.labels = [], v.template = angular.copy(v.template), v.templateDisplayName = h(v.template), v.selectedProject = v.project, n.$on("no-projects-cannot-create", function() {
+v.labels = [], v.template = angular.copy(v.template), v.templateDisplayName = h(v.template), v.selectedProject = v.project, n.$watch("$ctrl.selectedProject.metadata.name", function() {
+v.projectNameTaken = !1;
+}), n.$on("no-projects-cannot-create", function() {
 v.noProjectsCantCreate = !0;
 }), f();
 };
@@ -13127,7 +13131,7 @@ details: t
 });
 });
 }, function(e) {
-v.disableInputs = !1;
+if (v.disableInputs = !1, "AlreadyExists" === e.data.reason) v.projectNameTaken = !0; else {
 var t;
 e.data && e.data.message && (t = e.data.message), i.addNotification({
 id: "process-template-error",
@@ -13135,6 +13139,7 @@ type: "error",
 message: "An error occurred creating the project.",
 details: t
 });
+}
 });
 }, v.cancel = function() {
 k(), o.toProjectOverview(v.project.metadata.name);
@@ -13978,7 +13983,11 @@ isDialog: "="
 },
 templateUrl: "views/directives/deploy-image.html",
 controller: [ "$scope", function(e) {
-e.forms = {}, e.noProjectsCantCreate = !1;
+e.forms = {}, e.noProjectsCantCreate = !1, e.input = {
+selectedProject: e.project
+}, e.$watch("input.selectedProject.metadata.name", function() {
+e.projectNameTaken = !1;
+});
 } ],
 link: function(n) {
 function m() {
@@ -13994,9 +14003,7 @@ env: p.compactEntries(n.env),
 labels: e
 });
 }
-n.input = {
-selectedProject: n.project
-}, n.mode = "istag", n.istag = {}, n.app = {}, n.env = [], n.labels = [ {
+n.mode = "istag", n.istag = {}, n.app = {}, n.env = [], n.labels = [ {
 name: "app",
 value: ""
 } ], n.$on("no-projects-cannot-create", function() {
@@ -14160,12 +14167,12 @@ return n.nameTaken = e.nameTaken, a;
 };
 t.then(o, o).then(E, E);
 }, function(e) {
-c.addNotification({
+n.disableInputs = !1, "AlreadyExists" === e.data.reason ? n.projectNameTaken = !0 : c.addNotification({
 id: "deploy-image-create-project-error",
 type: "error",
-message: "An error occurred creating project",
+message: "An error occurred creating project.",
 details: g(e)
-}), n.disableInputs = !1;
+});
 });
 }, n.$on("newAppFromDeployImage", n.create), n.$on("$destroy", h);
 }