diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 3fac79742..9b081605a 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             "Press key to create the team": "Press <key></key> to create the team.",
             "Team with title already exists": "Team with title <b><title></title></b> already exists. Please, try to use another title.",
             "Team with key already exists": "Team with key <b><key></key></b> already exists. Please, try to use another key.",
+            "Key must be 3 or longer characters": "Key must be 3 or longer characters",
             "Perfect! Issues in your team will look like": "<b>Perfect!</b> Issues in your team will look like: <b>#<key></key>-42</b>, <b>#<key></key>-911</b>.",
             "Flow": "Flow",
             "Flow or state title": "Flow or state title"
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
             "Press key to create the project": "Press <key></key> to create the project.",
             "Project with key already exists": "Project with key <b><key></key></b> already exists. Please, try to use another key.",
             "Perfect! Issues in your project will look like": "<b>Perfect!</b> Issues in your project will look like: <b>#<key></key>-42</b>, <b>#<key></key>-911</b>.",
+            "Key must be 3 or longer characters": "Key must be 3 or longer characters",
             "Assign": "Assign",
             "Enter name or email": "Enter name or email",
             "Flow": "Flow",
diff --git a/i18n/ru.json b/i18n/ru.json
index 5c38827c0..a967544d4 100644
--- a/i18n/ru.json
+++ b/i18n/ru.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             "Press key to create the team": "Нажми <key></key> чтобы создать команду.",
             "Project with title already exists": "Команда с названием <b><title></title></b> уже существует. Попробуй другое.",
             "Team with key already exists": "Команда с ключом <b><key></key></b> уже существует. Попробуй другой.",
+            "Key must be 3 or longer characters": "Ключ не может быть короче 3 символов",
             "Perfect! Issues in your team will look like": "<b>Супер!</b> Задачи в твоей команде будут выглядеть примерно так: <b>#<key></key>-42</b>, <b>#<key></key>-911</b>.",
             "Flow": "Флоу",
             "Flow or state title": "Модель или статус"
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
             "Press key to create the project": "Нажми <key></key> чтобы создать проект.",
             "Project with key already exists": "Проект с ключом <b><key></key></b> уже существует. Попробуйте любой другой.",
             "Perfect! Issues in your project will look like": "<b>Супер!</b> Задачи в вашем проекте будут выглядеть примерно так: <b>#<key></key>-42</b>, <b>#<key></key>-911</b>.",
+            "Key must be 3 or longer characters": "Ключ не может быть короче 3 символов",
             "Assign": "Ответственный",
             "Enter name or email": "Имя или почта",
             "Flow": "Флоу",
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectCreateForm.tsx b/src/components/ProjectCreateForm.tsx
index 7a7e9f0bb..c6610b924 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectCreateForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectCreateForm.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
     const [focusedInput, setFocusedInput] = useState(false);
     const [hoveredInput, setHoveredInput] = useState(false);
     const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+    const [dirtyKey, setDirtyKey] = useState(false);
 
     const schema = createProjectSchemaProvider(t);
     type ProjectFormType = z.infer<typeof schema>;
@@ -117,14 +118,18 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
 
     useDebouncedEffect(
         () => {
-            setValue('key', titleWatcher && titleWatcher !== '' ? keyPredictor(titleWatcher) : '');
+            if (!dirtyKey && titleWatcher && titleWatcher !== '') {
+                setValue('key', keyPredictor(titleWatcher));
+            }
         },
         300,
         [setValue, titleWatcher],
     );
 
+    const isKeyEnoughLength = Boolean(keyWatcher?.length >= 3);
     const { data: flowData } = useSWR('flow', () => flowFetcher(user));
-    const { data: projectData } = useSWR(keyWatcher && keyWatcher !== '' ? [user, keyWatcher] : null, projectFetcher);
+    const { data: projectData } = useSWR(isKeyEnoughLength ? [user, keyWatcher] : null, projectFetcher);
+    const isKeyUnique = Boolean(projectData?.project === null || !projectData);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (flowData?.flowRecommended) {
@@ -145,7 +150,10 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
         [router, createProject, t],
     );
 
-    const isProjectKeyAvailable = Boolean(projectData?.project === null || !projectData);
+    const onKeyDirty = useCallback(() => {
+        setDirtyKey(true);
+    }, []);
+
     const richProps = {
         b: (c: React.ReactNode) => (
             <Text as="span" size="s" weight="bolder">
@@ -155,6 +163,13 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
         key: () => keyWatcher,
     };
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
+    const tooltip = isKeyEnoughLength
+        ? isKeyUnique
+            ? t.rich('create.Perfect! Issues in your project will look like', richProps)
+            : t.rich('create.Project with key already exists', richProps)
+        : t('create.Key must be 3 or longer characters');
+
     return (
         <>
             <ModalHeader>
@@ -162,7 +177,7 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
             </ModalHeader>
 
             <ModalContent>
-                <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onCreateProject)} submitHotkey={submitKeys}>
+                <Form onSubmit={isKeyUnique ? handleSubmit(onCreateProject) : undefined} submitHotkey={submitKeys}>
                     <StyledProjectTitleContainer>
                         <FormInput
                             {...register('title')}
@@ -190,15 +205,10 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
                                         >
                                             <KeyInput
                                                 disabled={busy}
-                                                available={isProjectKeyAvailable}
-                                                tooltip={
-                                                    isProjectKeyAvailable
-                                                        ? t.rich(
-                                                              'create.Perfect! Issues in your project will look like',
-                                                              richProps,
-                                                          )
-                                                        : t.rich('create.Project with key already exists', richProps)
-                                                }
+                                                available={isKeyUnique && isKeyEnoughLength}
+                                                tooltip={tooltip}
+                                                onDirty={onKeyDirty}
+                                                error={errorsResolver('key')}
                                                 {...field}
                                             />
                                         </StyledProjectKeyInputContainer>
@@ -236,7 +246,7 @@ const ProjectCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
                             <Button
                                 view="primary"
                                 disabled={busy}
-                                outline={!isValid}
+                                outline={!isValid || !isKeyUnique || !isKeyEnoughLength}
                                 type="submit"
                                 text={t('create.Create project')}
                             />
diff --git a/src/components/TeamCreateForm.tsx b/src/components/TeamCreateForm.tsx
index 0e9f8854b..a6d3e648b 100644
--- a/src/components/TeamCreateForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TeamCreateForm.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
 import { useForm, Controller } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
@@ -47,15 +47,14 @@ const flowFetcher = createFetcher(() => ({
         },
     },
 }));
-const teamsFetcher = createFetcher((_, title: string) => ({
-    teams: [
+const teamsFetcher = createFetcher((_, key: string) => ({
+    team: [
         {
-            data: {
-                title,
-            },
+            key,
         },
         {
             title: true,
+            key: true,
         },
     ],
 }));
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
     const [focusedInput, setFocusedInput] = useState(false);
     const [hoveredInput, setHoveredInput] = useState(false);
     const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+    const [dirtyKey, setDirtyKey] = useState(false);
 
     const schema = schemaProvider(t);
 
@@ -139,14 +139,18 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
 
     useDebouncedEffect(
         () => {
-            setValue('key', titleWatcher && titleWatcher !== '' ? keyPredictor(titleWatcher) : '');
+            if (!dirtyKey && titleWatcher && titleWatcher !== '') {
+                setValue('key', keyPredictor(titleWatcher));
+            }
         },
         300,
         [setValue, titleWatcher],
     );
 
+    const isKeyEnoughLength = Boolean(keyWatcher?.length >= 3);
     const { data: flowData } = useSWR('flow', () => flowFetcher(user));
-    const { data: teamsData } = useSWR(titleWatcher && titleWatcher !== '' ? [user, titleWatcher] : null, teamsFetcher);
+    const { data: teamsData } = useSWR(isKeyEnoughLength ? [user, keyWatcher] : null, teamsFetcher);
+    const isKeyUnique = !teamsData?.team;
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (flowData?.flowRecommended) {
@@ -185,7 +189,10 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
         dispatchModalEvent(ModalEvent.TeamCreateModal)();
     };
 
-    const isTeamTitleAvailable = Boolean(teamsData?.teams?.length === 0);
+    const onKeyDirty = useCallback(() => {
+        setDirtyKey(true);
+    }, []);
+
     const richProps = {
         b: (c: React.ReactNode) => (
             <Text as="span" size="s" weight="bolder">
@@ -195,6 +202,13 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
         key: () => keyWatcher,
     };
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
+    const tooltip = isKeyEnoughLength
+        ? isKeyUnique
+            ? t.rich('Perfect! Issues in your team will look like', richProps)
+            : t.rich('Team with key already exists', richProps)
+        : t('Key must be 3 or longer characters');
+
     return (
         <>
             <ModalHeader>
@@ -202,7 +216,7 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
             </ModalHeader>
 
             <ModalContent>
-                <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit(createTeam)} submitHotkey={submitKeys}>
+                <Form onSubmit={isKeyUnique ? handleSubmit(createTeam) : undefined} submitHotkey={submitKeys}>
                     <StyledTitleContainer>
                         <FormInput
                             {...register('title')}
@@ -230,15 +244,10 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
                                         >
                                             <KeyInput
                                                 disabled={busy}
-                                                available={isTeamTitleAvailable}
-                                                tooltip={
-                                                    isTeamTitleAvailable
-                                                        ? t.rich(
-                                                              'Perfect! Issues in your team will look like',
-                                                              richProps,
-                                                          )
-                                                        : t.rich('Team with key already exists', richProps)
-                                                }
+                                                available={isKeyUnique && isKeyEnoughLength}
+                                                tooltip={tooltip}
+                                                onDirty={onKeyDirty}
+                                                error={errorsResolver('key')}
                                                 {...field}
                                             />
                                         </StyledTeamKeyInputContainer>
@@ -276,7 +285,7 @@ const TeamCreateForm: React.FC = () => {
                             <Button
                                 view="primary"
                                 disabled={busy}
-                                outline={!isValid}
+                                outline={!isValid || !isKeyUnique || !isKeyEnoughLength}
                                 type="submit"
                                 text={t('Create team')}
                             />