diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/project-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/project-router.ts
index 1cff95a8fb..030d9c91c1 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/project-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/project-router.ts
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
           .string()
           .trim()
           .refine((val) => characterValidator([CharacterType.AlphaNumeric, CharacterType.Hyphen])(val), {
-            message: "Invalid pattern: only alphanumeric characters, spaces, - are allowed."
+            message: "Invalid pattern: only alphanumeric characters, - are allowed."
           })
           .optional()
       }),
@@ -771,9 +771,10 @@ export const registerProjectRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
                 CharacterType.Exclamation
               ])(val),
             {
-              message: "Invalid pattern: only alphanumeric characters, spaces, - are allowed."
+              message: "Invalid pattern: only alphanumeric characters, spaces, -.!, are allowed."
             }
           )
+          .optional()
       }),
       response: {
         200: z.object({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/project/project-types.ts b/backend/src/services/project/project-types.ts
index ce6e764855..30519005d8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/project/project-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/project/project-types.ts
@@ -176,5 +176,5 @@ export type TSearchProjectsDTO = {
 export type TProjectAccessRequestDTO = {
   permission: OrgServiceActor;
   projectId: string;
-  comment: string;
+  comment?: string;
 };
diff --git a/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/project-access-requests.mdx b/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/project-access-requests.mdx
index 4d124f1f9c..38812c0037 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/project-access-requests.mdx
+++ b/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/project-access-requests.mdx
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ Users can request access to these projects by submitting a request that automati
 
 From the Infisical dashboard, users can view all projects within the organization:
 
-From the Infisical dashboard, users can view all projects within the organization:
-
 1.  Navigate to the main dashboard after logging in
 2.  The overview page for each product displays two tabs:
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/organization/SecretManagerOverviewPage/components/AllProjectView.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/organization/SecretManagerOverviewPage/components/AllProjectView.tsx
index 2bf6a38347..d5dbc15b96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/organization/SecretManagerOverviewPage/components/AllProjectView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/organization/SecretManagerOverviewPage/components/AllProjectView.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const RequestAccessModal = ({ projectId, onPopUpToggle }: RequestAccessModalProp
           createNotification({
             type: "success",
             title: "Project Access Request Sent",
-            text: "Project admins will receive an email and will grant you access."
+            text: "Projects admins will receive an email of your request"
           });
           onPopUpToggle();
         }
@@ -257,14 +257,7 @@ export const AllProjectView = ({ type, onListViewToggle }: Props) => {
             icon={faFolderOpen}
             className="mb-4 mt-2 w-full text-center text-5xl text-mineshaft-400"
           />
-          <div className="text-center font-light">
-            You are not part of any projects in this organization yet. When you are, they will
-            appear here.
-          </div>
-          <div className="mt-0.5 text-center font-light">
-            Create a new project, or ask other organization members to give you necessary
-            permissions.
-          </div>
+          <div className="text-center font-light">No Projects Found</div>
         </div>
       )}
       <Modal