diff --git a/web/ee/components/projects/header/root.tsx b/web/ee/components/projects/header/root.tsx
index 41d613ad47..df43d95242 100644
--- a/web/ee/components/projects/header/root.tsx
+++ b/web/ee/components/projects/header/root.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const ProjectsListHeader = observer(() => {
             <ProjectDisplayFiltersDropdown workspaceSlug={workspaceSlug.toString()} />
           </div>
           {/* create project button */}
-          <ProjectCreateButton />
+          {!isArchived && <ProjectCreateButton />}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/web/ee/components/projects/layouts/project-layout-HOC.tsx b/web/ee/components/projects/layouts/project-layout-HOC.tsx
index 0541c5b749..23cfc2e01c 100644
--- a/web/ee/components/projects/layouts/project-layout-HOC.tsx
+++ b/web/ee/components/projects/layouts/project-layout-HOC.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const ProjectLayoutHOC = observer((props: Props) => {
           <Image src={AllFiltersImage} className="mx-auto h-36 w-36 sm:h-48 sm:w-48" alt="No matching projects" />
           <h5 className="mb-1 mt-7 text-xl font-medium">No matching projects</h5>
           <p className="whitespace-pre-line text-base text-custom-text-400">
-            No projects detected with the matching\ncriteria. Create a new project instead
+            {`No projects detected with the matching\ncriteria. Create a new project instead`}
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>