diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/runs.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/runs.cy.ts
index 1fc8a821b78c..2aac845978c0 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/runs.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/runs.cy.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,44 @@ describe('App: Runs', { viewportWidth: 1200 }, () => {
     })
   })
 
+  context('Runs - Create Project', () => {
+    it('when a project is created, injects new projectId into the config file', () => {
+      cy.remoteGraphQLIntercept(async (obj) => {
+        if (obj.operationName === 'SelectCloudProjectModal_CreateCloudProject_cloudProjectCreate') {
+          obj.result.data!.cloudProjectCreate = {
+            slug: 'newProjectId',
+            id: 'newId',
+          }
+        }
+
+        return obj.result
+      })
+
+      cy.scaffoldProject('launchpad')
+      cy.openProject('launchpad')
+      cy.startAppServer('e2e')
+      cy.loginUser()
+      cy.visitApp()
+
+      cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
+        const config = await ctx.project.getConfig()
+
+        expect(config.projectId).to.not.equal('newProjectId')
+      })
+
+      cy.get('[href="#/runs"]').click()
+      cy.findByText(defaultMessages.runs.connect.buttonProject).click()
+      cy.get('button').contains(defaultMessages.runs.connect.modal.selectProject.createProject).click()
+      cy.findByText(defaultMessages.runs.connectSuccessAlert.title).should('be.visible')
+
+      cy.withCtx(async (ctx) => {
+        const config = await ctx.project.getConfig()
+
+        expect(config.projectId).to.equal('newProjectId')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   context('Runs - Cannot Find Project', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       cy.scaffoldProject('component-tests')
@@ -280,9 +318,33 @@ describe('App: Runs', { viewportWidth: 1200 }, () => {
         expect(o.testState.cloudProjectRequestAccessWasCalled).to.eql(true)
       })
     })
+
+    it('updates the button text when the request access button is clicked', () => {
+      cy.remoteGraphQLIntercept(async (obj, testState) => {
+        if (obj.operationName === 'Runs_currentProject_cloudProject_batched') {
+          for (const proj of obj!.result!.data!.cloudProjectsBySlugs) {
+            proj.__typename = 'CloudProjectUnauthorized'
+            proj.message = 'Cloud Project Unauthorized'
+            proj.hasRequestedAccess = false
+            testState.project = proj
+          }
+        } else if (obj.operationName === 'RunsErrorRenderer_RequestAccess_cloudProjectRequestAccess') {
+          obj!.result!.data!.cloudProjectRequestAccess = {
+            ...testState.project,
+            hasRequestedAccess: true,
+          }
+        }
+
+        return obj.result
+      })
+
+      cy.visitApp('/runs')
+      cy.findByText(defaultMessages.runs.errors.unauthorized.button).click()
+      cy.findByText(defaultMessages.runs.errors.unauthorizedRequested.button).should('exist')
+    })
   })
 
-  context('Runs - Unauthorized Project Requested', () => {
+  context('Runs - Pending authorization to project', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       cy.scaffoldProject('component-tests')
       cy.openProject('component-tests')
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runs/modals/SelectCloudProjectModal.vue b/packages/app/src/runs/modals/SelectCloudProjectModal.vue
index c6ebf4a07946..5f09952ea314 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runs/modals/SelectCloudProjectModal.vue
+++ b/packages/app/src/runs/modals/SelectCloudProjectModal.vue
@@ -269,9 +269,11 @@ const setProjectIdMutation = useMutation(SelectCloudProjectModal_SetProjectIdDoc
 async function createOrConnectProject () {
   let projectId: string | undefined
 
-  if (newProject.value && pickedOrganization.value) {
+  const isNewProject = Boolean(newProject.value && pickedOrganization.value)
+
+  if (isNewProject) {
     const { data } = await createCloudProjectMutation.executeMutation({
-      orgId: pickedOrganization.value.id,
+      orgId: pickedOrganization.value!.id,
       name: projectName.value,
       public: projectAccess.value === 'public',
     })
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/schemaTypes/objectTypes/gql-Mutation.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schemaTypes/objectTypes/gql-Mutation.ts
index 7945dba68d4c..443ba44e621b 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/schemaTypes/objectTypes/gql-Mutation.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/schemaTypes/objectTypes/gql-Mutation.ts
@@ -585,11 +585,7 @@ export const mutation = mutationType({
         projectId: nonNull(stringArg()),
       },
       resolve: async (_, args, ctx) => {
-        try {
-          await ctx.actions.project.setProjectIdInConfigFile(args.projectId)
-        } catch {
-          // ignore error as not useful for end user to see
-        }
+        await ctx.actions.project.setProjectIdInConfigFile(args.projectId)
 
         // Wait for the project config to be reloaded
         await ctx.lifecycleManager.refreshLifecycle()