diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25ef314297..d7e1afb421 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Template
 
 - Fix lint warnings for `samplesheet_check.nf` module
+- Check that the workflow name provided with a template doesn't contain dashes ([#1822](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1822))
 
 ### Linting
 
diff --git a/nf_core/create.py b/nf_core/create.py
index 8124ea21b2..bd00dd1517 100644
--- a/nf_core/create.py
+++ b/nf_core/create.py
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ def create_param_dict(self, name, description, author, version, template_yaml_pa
         param_dict["logo_dark"] = f"{param_dict['name_noslash']}_logo_dark.png"
         param_dict["version"] = version
 
+        # Check that the pipeline name matches the requirements
+        if not re.match(r"^[a-z]+$", param_dict["short_name"]):
+            log.error("[red]Invalid workflow name: must be lowercase without punctuation.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
         return param_dict, skip_paths
 
     def customize_template(self, template_areas):
diff --git a/tests/test_launch.py b/tests/test_launch.py
index c7ff8bdd7c..4d4ed79649 100644
--- a/tests/test_launch.py
+++ b/tests/test_launch.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_make_pipeline_schema(self, tmp_path):
         """Create a workflow, but delete the schema file, then try to load it"""
         test_pipeline_dir = os.path.join(tmp_path, "wf")
         create_obj = nf_core.create.PipelineCreate(
-            "test_pipeline", "", "", outdir=test_pipeline_dir, no_git=True, plain=True
+            "testpipeline", "", "", outdir=test_pipeline_dir, no_git=True, plain=True
         )
         create_obj.init_pipeline()
         os.remove(os.path.join(test_pipeline_dir, "nextflow_schema.json"))
diff --git a/tests/test_schema.py b/tests/test_schema.py
index 8bd7e88b24..10313c81f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_schema.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.template_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "wf")
         create_obj = nf_core.create.PipelineCreate(
-            "test_pipeline", "", "", outdir=self.template_dir, no_git=True, plain=True
+            "testpipeline", "", "", outdir=self.template_dir, no_git=True, plain=True
         )
         create_obj.init_pipeline()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sync.py b/tests/test_sync.py
index b968b64370..0cedf51698 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_sync.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TestModules(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         """Create a new pipeline to test"""
         self.tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        self.pipeline_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "test_pipeline")
+        self.pipeline_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "testpipeline")
         default_branch = "master"
         self.create_obj = nf_core.create.PipelineCreate(
             "testing", "test pipeline", "tester", outdir=self.pipeline_dir, plain=True, default_branch=default_branch