diff --git a/lib/utils/interactiveCreate.js b/lib/utils/interactiveCreate.js
index f9ea06a62..48f21b8b6 100644
--- a/lib/utils/interactiveCreate.js
+++ b/lib/utils/interactiveCreate.js
@@ -34,16 +34,7 @@ module.exports = path => {
           { name: 'Other', value: 'other' },
         ],
       })
-      .then(({ projectType }) => {
-        if (projectType === 'other') {
-          process.stdout.write(
-            '\nRun “serverless create --help” to view available templates and create a new project ' +
-              'from one of those templates.\n\n'
-          );
-          return null;
-        }
-        return projectType;
-      });
+      .then(({ projectType }) => projectType);
 
   const projectNameInput = () =>
     inquirer
@@ -132,7 +123,13 @@ module.exports = path => {
     if (!createWanted) return null;
 
     return projectTypeChoice().then(projectType => {
-      if (!projectType) return null;
+      if (projectType === 'other') {
+        process.stdout.write(
+          '\nRun “serverless create --help” to view available templates and create a new project ' +
+            'from one of those templates.\n\n'
+        );
+        return null;
+      }
       return projectNameInput()
         .then(projectName => {
           const projectDir = join(process.cwd(), projectName);