diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_crud_api_create.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_crud_api_create.py
index 7ae8cb8654e3..04671fdd21b1 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_crud_api_create.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_crud_api_create.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 ]
 
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CopyFileCoro: TypeAlias = Coroutine[Any, Any, None]
 CopyProjectNodesCoro: TypeAlias = Coroutine[Any, Any, dict[NodeID, ProjectNodeCreate]]
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ async def create_project(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-branche
 
     """
     assert request.app  # nosec
+    _logger.info(
+        "create_project for '%s' with %s %s %s",
+        f"{user_id=}",
+        f"{predefined_project=}",
+        f"{product_name=}",
+        f"{from_study=}",
+    )
 
     _projects_repository = ProjectDBAPI.get_from_app_context(request.app)
 
@@ -459,6 +466,17 @@ async def create_project(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-branche
                 for gid, access in workspace.access_rights.items()
             }
 
+        _project_product_name = await _projects_repository.get_project_product(
+            project_uuid=new_project["uuid"]
+        )
+        assert (
+            _project_product_name == product_name  # nosec
+        ), "Project product name mismatch"
+        if _project_product_name != product_name:
+            raise web.HTTPBadRequest(
+                text=f"Project product name mismatch {product_name=} {_project_product_name=}"
+            )
+
         data = ProjectGet.from_domain_model(new_project).model_dump(
             **RESPONSE_MODEL_POLICY
         )
@@ -488,7 +506,7 @@ async def create_project(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-branche
         raise web.HTTPNotFound(text=f"{exc}") from exc
 
     except asyncio.CancelledError:
-        log.warning(
+        _logger.warning(
             "cancelled create_project for '%s'. Cleaning up",
             f"{user_id=}",
         )