diff --git a/new_project.sh b/new_project.sh
index ceeb81a3538ca58503e3123ce084b0b800cd5f95..baa267a7eb93e6aa3609b4394ac011ae5995b21d 100755
--- a/new_project.sh
+++ b/new_project.sh
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ rm tmp2.txt
 rm ReadMe_template.txt
 
 #Set the project name on the CMakeLists.txt script file
-sed 's/project_name/'$NAME'/g' <CMakeLists_template.txt >./trunk/CMakeLists.txt
+NEW_NAME=$(echo $NAME | sed 's/_/-/g')
+sed 's/project_name/'$NEW_NAME'/g' <CMakeLists_template.txt >./trunk/CMakeLists.txt
 rm CMakeLists_template.txt
 
 #Set the project name on the doxygen_project_name.dox sript file