diff --git a/src/utils/project-configuration-validator.js b/src/utils/project-configuration-validator.js
index bc35a5c..6a31bc1 100644
--- a/src/utils/project-configuration-validator.js
+++ b/src/utils/project-configuration-validator.js
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ export function validateProjectName(value) {
   // a project name is a project name for which the folder does not exist,
   // for which the name is no blank/undefined or contains spaces
 
-  // TODO: this validation allows for project names with /, which would not create a valid directory
   if (typeof value === 'undefined' || value === ''
-    || value.indexOf(' ') !== -1 || !isValidPath(value)) {
+    || value.indexOf(' ') !== -1 || !isValidPath(value) || value.indexOf('/') > -1) {
     return 'Invalid project name!';
   }
 
diff --git a/test/project-configuration-validator.test.js b/test/project-configuration-validator.test.js
index 4b89a95..b318e2e 100644
--- a/test/project-configuration-validator.test.js
+++ b/test/project-configuration-validator.test.js
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ describe('Project Configuration Validator', () => {
       assert.equal(validateProjectName('**baddname'), 'Invalid project name!');
       assert.equal(validateProjectName(), 'Invalid project name!');
       assert.equal(validateProjectName('thisisaverylongnamethatisovertwentycharacterslong'), 'Project Names must be less than 20 characters or less!');
-      //TODO add validation for / when it gets fixed
-      //assert.equal(validateProjectName("jack/"), 'Invalid project name!')
+      assert.equal(validateProjectName("test1/"), 'Invalid project name!')
     });
 
   });