diff --git a/app/dashboard/e2e/actions/DrivePageActions.ts b/app/dashboard/e2e/actions/DrivePageActions.ts
index 887c415654..50f13cad48 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/e2e/actions/DrivePageActions.ts
+++ b/app/dashboard/e2e/actions/DrivePageActions.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export default class DrivePageActions extends PageActions {
   /** Create a new empty project. */
   newEmptyProject() {
     return this.step('Create empty project', (page) =>
-      page.getByText(TEXT.newEmptyProject).click(),
+      page.getByText(TEXT.newEmptyProject, { exact: true }).click(),
     ).into(EditorPageActions)
   }
 
diff --git a/app/dashboard/src/layouts/Samples.tsx b/app/dashboard/src/layouts/Samples.tsx
index 511ad75663..68d567ac71 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/src/layouts/Samples.tsx
+++ b/app/dashboard/src/layouts/Samples.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const SAMPLES: Sample[] = [
   {
     title: 'New Project',
     id: 'Default',
-    description: 'Start with a blank workflow.',
+    description: '',
     background: `url("${BlankImage}") center / cover`,
     group: 'Get Started',
   },
diff --git a/app/ide-desktop/common/src/text/english.json b/app/ide-desktop/common/src/text/english.json
index 150c74e6e6..b8b0d9bd8a 100644
--- a/app/ide-desktop/common/src/text/english.json
+++ b/app/ide-desktop/common/src/text/english.json
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
   "newDatalink": "New Datalink",
   "newSecret": "New Secret",
   "newLabel": "New Label",
-  "newEmptyProject": "New Empty Project",
+  "newEmptyProject": "New Project",
 
   "stopExecution": "Stop execution",
   "openInEditor": "Open in editor",