diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/teacher/CreateProject.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/teacher/CreateProject.tsx
index 96db51f2..f3ebd11c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/teacher/CreateProject.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/teacher/CreateProject.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function CreateProject(): JSX.Element {
 
     const emptyProjectTeacher: ProjectTeacher = {
         projectId: -1,
-        courseName: data.courses[0].course_name,
+        courseName: data.courses.filter(course => !course.course_archived)[0].course_name,
         all_courses: data.courses,
         deadline: new Date(Date.now()),
         description: "",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function CreateProject(): JSX.Element {
         minutes: 0,
         amount_groups: 1,
         otherFilesAllow: false,
-        visible: false,
+        visible: true,
         archived: false,
         projectName: "",
         requiredFiles: {