diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sigmah/server/service/ProjectModelService.java b/src/main/java/org/sigmah/server/service/ProjectModelService.java
index b161bac77..f92168555 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sigmah/server/service/ProjectModelService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sigmah/server/service/ProjectModelService.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public ProjectModel create(PropertyMap properties, final UserExecutionContext co
 
 		// Create new draft ProjectModel
 		ProjectModel pM = new ProjectModel();
-		String pMName = (String) properties.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_NAME);
+		String pMName = ((String) properties.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_NAME)).replaceAll("[\\[\\]]","");
 		ProjectModelType pMUse = (ProjectModelType) properties.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_USE);
 
 		pM.setName(pMName);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public ProjectModel update(final Integer entityId, final PropertyMap changes, fi
 		}
 
 		if (changes.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_NAME) != null) {
-			model.setName((String) changes.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_NAME));
+			model.setName(((String) changes.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_NAME)).replaceAll("[\\[\\]]",""));
 		}
 		if (changes.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_STATUS) != null) {
 			final ProjectModelStatus newStatus = changes.get(AdminUtil.PROP_PM_STATUS);