diff --git a/backend/core/models/project.go b/backend/core/models/project.go
index 5014f20b3f8..56cd3b500e7 100644
--- a/backend/core/models/project.go
+++ b/backend/core/models/project.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type ApiInputProject struct {
 	BaseProject `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Enable      *bool         `json:"enable" mapstructure:"enable"`
 	Metrics     []*BaseMetric `json:"metrics" mapstructure:"metrics"`
+	Blueprint   *Blueprint    `json:"blueprint" mapstructure:"blueprint"`
 }
 
 type ApiOutputProject struct {
diff --git a/backend/server/services/project.go b/backend/server/services/project.go
index 51d773e820a..754092ad2c6 100644
--- a/backend/server/services/project.go
+++ b/backend/server/services/project.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package services
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/dal"
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/core/errors"
@@ -108,12 +109,43 @@ func CreateProject(projectInput *models.ApiInputProject) (*models.ApiOutputProje
 		}
 	}
 
+	// create blueprint
+	blueprint := &models.Blueprint{
+		Name:        project.Name + "-Blueprint",
+		ProjectName: project.Name,
+		Mode:        "NORMAL",
+		Enable:      true,
+		CronConfig:  "0 0 * * *",
+		IsManual:    false,
+		SyncPolicy: models.SyncPolicy{
+			TimeAfter: func() *time.Time {
+				t := time.Now().AddDate(0, -6, 0)
+				t = time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, t.Location())
+				return &t
+			}(),
+		},
+		Connections: nil,
+	}
+	if projectInput.Blueprint != nil {
+		blueprint = projectInput.Blueprint
+	}
+	err = tx.Create(blueprint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Default.Wrap(err, "error creating DB blueprint")
+	}
+
 	// all good, commit transaction
 	err = tx.Commit()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// reload schedule
+	err = reloadBlueprint(blueprint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return makeProjectOutput(project, false)
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/test/e2e/remote/helper.go b/backend/test/e2e/remote/helper.go
index 82cc2e3229d..e94f6a4a399 100644
--- a/backend/test/e2e/remote/helper.go
+++ b/backend/test/e2e/remote/helper.go
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ func CreateTestBlueprints(t *testing.T, client *helper.DevlakeClient, count int)
 		client.CreateProject(&helper.ProjectConfig{
 			ProjectName: projectName,
 		})
-		blueprint := client.CreateBasicBlueprintV2(
-			fmt.Sprintf("Test blueprint %d", i),
+		project := client.GetProject(projectName)
+		blueprint := client.PatchBasicBlueprintV2(
+			project.Blueprint.ID,
+			fmt.Sprintf("Test project %d-Blueprint", i),
 			&helper.BlueprintV2Config{
 				Connection: &models.BlueprintConnection{
 					PluginName:   "fake",
@@ -162,7 +164,6 @@ func CreateTestBlueprints(t *testing.T, client *helper.DevlakeClient, count int)
 			},
 		)
 		bps = append(bps, blueprint)
-		project := client.GetProject(projectName)
 		require.Equal(t, blueprint.Name, project.Blueprint.Name)
 		projects = append(projects, project)
 	}
diff --git a/backend/test/helper/api.go b/backend/test/helper/api.go
index 9099f90adad..2af718f3500 100644
--- a/backend/test/helper/api.go
+++ b/backend/test/helper/api.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/helpers/pluginhelper/services"
 
@@ -103,6 +104,37 @@ func (d *DevlakeClient) CreateBasicBlueprintV2(name string, config *BlueprintV2C
 	return blueprint
 }
 
+// PatchBasicBlueprintV2 FIXME
+func (d *DevlakeClient) PatchBasicBlueprintV2(blueprintId uint64, name string, config *BlueprintV2Config) models.Blueprint {
+	blueprint := models.Blueprint{
+		Name:        name,
+		ProjectName: config.ProjectName,
+		Mode:        models.BLUEPRINT_MODE_NORMAL,
+		Plan:        nil,
+		Enable:      true,
+		CronConfig:  "manual",
+		IsManual:    true,
+		SyncPolicy: models.SyncPolicy{
+			SkipOnFail: config.SkipOnFail,
+			TimeAfter: func() *time.Time {
+				t, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, 1).Format(time.RFC3339))
+				return &t
+			}(),
+		},
+		Labels: []string{"test-label"},
+		Connections: []*models.BlueprintConnection{
+			config.Connection,
+		},
+	}
+	d.testCtx.Helper()
+	blueprint = sendHttpRequest[models.Blueprint](d.testCtx, d.timeout, &testContext{
+		client:       d,
+		printPayload: true,
+		inlineJson:   false,
+	}, http.MethodPatch, fmt.Sprintf("%s/blueprints/%d", d.Endpoint, blueprintId), nil, &blueprint)
+	return blueprint
+}
+
 func (d *DevlakeClient) ListBlueprints() blueprints.PaginatedBlueprint {
 	return sendHttpRequest[blueprints.PaginatedBlueprint](d.testCtx, d.timeout, &testContext{
 		client:       d,
@@ -156,8 +188,9 @@ func (d *DevlakeClient) CreateProject(project *ProjectConfig) models.ApiOutputPr
 			Name:        project.ProjectName,
 			Description: project.ProjectDescription,
 		},
-		Enable:  Val(true),
-		Metrics: metrics,
+		Enable:    Val(true),
+		Metrics:   metrics,
+		Blueprint: project.Blueprint,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/test/helper/models.go b/backend/test/helper/models.go
index 1596a3c65db..8e0bbbc1058 100644
--- a/backend/test/helper/models.go
+++ b/backend/test/helper/models.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type (
 		ProjectDescription string
 		EnableDora         bool
 		MetricPlugins      []ProjectPlugin
+		Blueprint          *models.Blueprint
 	}
 
 	ScopeResponse struct {