diff --git a/src/crewai/cli/create_crew.py b/src/crewai/cli/create_crew.py
index 79722e959..1d3e3ddce 100644
--- a/src/crewai/cli/create_crew.py
+++ b/src/crewai/cli/create_crew.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ def create_folder_structure(name, parent_folder=None):
     folder_name = name.replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_").lower()
     folder_name = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_]', '', folder_name)
     
+    # Check if the name starts with invalid characters or is primarily invalid
+    if re.match(r'^[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]+', name):
+        raise ValueError(f"Project name '{name}' contains no valid characters for a Python module name")
+    
     if not folder_name:
         raise ValueError(f"Project name '{name}' contains no valid characters for a Python module name")
     
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_create_crew.py b/tests/cli/test_create_crew.py
index 42d7bdac5..b645d8522 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_create_crew.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_create_crew.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import keyword
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -169,8 +170,6 @@ def test_create_folder_structure_raises_error_for_invalid_names():
 
 
 def test_create_folder_structure_validates_names():
-    import keyword
-    
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
         valid_cases = [
             ("hello/", "hello", "Hello"),
@@ -207,6 +206,12 @@ def test_create_crew_with_parent_folder_and_trailing_slash(mock_load_env, mock_w
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as work_dir:
         parent_path = Path(work_dir) / "parent"
         parent_path.mkdir()
+        
+        create_crew("child-crew/", skip_provider=True, parent_folder=parent_path)
+        
+        crew_path = parent_path / "child_crew"
+        assert crew_path.exists()
+        assert not (crew_path / "src").exists()
 
 
 def test_create_folder_structure_folder_name_validation():
@@ -239,10 +244,3 @@ def test_create_folder_structure_folder_name_validation():
             
             if folder_path.exists():
                 shutil.rmtree(folder_path)
-
-        
-        create_crew("child-crew/", skip_provider=True, parent_folder=parent_path)
-        
-        crew_path = parent_path / "child_crew"
-        assert crew_path.exists()
-        assert not (crew_path / "src").exists()