diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 5778966..bddd663 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_associated :repository, :wiki
   validates_length_of :name, :maximum => 30
   validates_length_of :homepage, :maximum => 255
-  validates_length_of :identifier, :in => 2..20
+  validates_length_of :identifier, :in => 1..20
   validates_format_of :identifier, :with => /^[a-z0-9\-]*$/
   
   before_destroy :delete_all_members
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml
index 68fd053..e69dfed 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_form.rhtml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <p><%= f.text_area :description, :rows => 5, :class => 'wiki-edit' %></p>
 <p><%= f.text_field :identifier, :required => true, :disabled => @project.identifier_frozen? %>
 <% unless @project.identifier_frozen? %>
-<br /><em><%= l(:text_length_between, :min => 2, :max => 20) %> <%= l(:text_project_identifier_info) %></em>
+<br /><em><%= l(:text_length_between, :min => 1, :max => 20) %> <%= l(:text_project_identifier_info) %></em>
 <% end %></p>
 <p><%= f.text_field :homepage, :size => 60 %></p>
 <p><%= f.check_box :is_public %></p>