diff --git a/app/services/projects/create_service.rb b/app/services/projects/create_service.rb
index 1d187b140efedd38a23f39a388019958a661b356..153be58f8ad676cd86ce4fa4b2d6a1bf76977312 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/create_service.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def deny_namespace
     end
 
     def after_create_actions
-      log_info("#{@project.owner.name} created a new project \"#{@project.full_name}\"")
+      log_info("#{current_user.name} created a new project \"#{@project.full_name}\"")
 
       if @project.import?
         experiment(:combined_registration, user: current_user).track(:import_project)
diff --git a/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
index d5fbf96ce74f017f5a3aaa87672effee7fae97ba..1f4ba4fd779e63abbcdf18061fba2cfa9ebadf9b 100644
--- a/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
   include GitHelpers
 
   let(:user) { create :user }
+  let(:project_name) { 'GitLab' }
   let(:opts) do
     {
-      name: 'GitLab',
+      name: project_name,
       namespace_id: user.namespace.id
     }
   end
@@ -144,6 +145,12 @@
 
       subject { create_project(user, opts) }
     end
+
+    it 'logs creation' do
+      expect(Gitlab::AppLogger).to receive(:info).with(/#{user.name} created a new project/)
+
+      create_project(user, opts)
+    end
   end
 
   context "admin creates project with other user's namespace_id" do
@@ -202,7 +209,7 @@
 
     let(:opts) do
       {
-        name: 'GitLab',
+        name: project_name,
         namespace_id: shared_group.id
       }
     end
@@ -237,7 +244,7 @@
     let(:share_max_access_level) { Gitlab::Access::MAINTAINER }
     let(:opts) do
       {
-        name: 'GitLab',
+        name: project_name,
         namespace_id: subgroup_for_projects.id
       }
     end
@@ -676,7 +683,7 @@ def wiki_repo(project)
 
         let(:opts) do
           {
-            name: 'GitLab',
+            name: project_name,
             namespace_id: group.id
           }
         end
@@ -697,7 +704,7 @@ def wiki_repo(project)
 
           let(:opts) do
             {
-              name: 'GitLab',
+              name: project_name,
               namespace_id: subgroup.id
             }
           end
@@ -808,7 +815,7 @@ def wiki_repo(project)
 
     let(:opts) do
       {
-        name: 'GitLab',
+        name: project_name,
         namespace_id: group.id
       }
     end