diff --git a/frontend/src/components/signup/UserInfoStep.tsx b/frontend/src/components/signup/UserInfoStep.tsx
index 994ad5a72..43c481763 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/signup/UserInfoStep.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/signup/UserInfoStep.tsx
@@ -191,9 +191,10 @@ export default function UserInfoStep({
 
               const userOrgs = await fetchOrganizations();
 
+              const orgSlug = userOrgs[0]?.slug;
               const orgId = userOrgs[0]?.id;
               const project = await ProjectService.initProject({
-                organizationId: orgId,
+                organizationSlug: orgSlug,
                 projectName: "Example Project"
               });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts b/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts
index 06f13dc65..33c9e5777 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@ const secretsToBeAdded = [
  * @returns {Project} project - new project
  */
 const initProjectHelper = async ({
-  organizationId,
+  organizationSlug,
   projectName
 }: {
-  organizationId: string;
+  organizationSlug: string;
   projectName: string;
 }) => {
   // create new project
   const {
     data: { project }
   } = await createWorkspace({
-    organizationId,
+    organizationSlug,
     projectName
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Signup/components/UserInfoSSOStep/UserInfoSSOStep.tsx b/frontend/src/views/Signup/components/UserInfoSSOStep/UserInfoSSOStep.tsx
index 918a62551..b5e07286f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Signup/components/UserInfoSSOStep/UserInfoSSOStep.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Signup/components/UserInfoSSOStep/UserInfoSSOStep.tsx
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ export const UserInfoSSOStep = ({
 
               const userOrgs = await fetchOrganizations();
               const orgId = userOrgs[0]?.id;
+              const orgSlug = userOrgs[0]?.slug;
               const project = await ProjectService.initProject({
-                organizationId: orgId,
+                organizationSlug: orgSlug,
                 projectName: "Example Project"
               });