diff --git a/cmd/api/v2/machine.go b/cmd/api/v2/machine.go
index b073687..9ae4c7e 100644
--- a/cmd/api/v2/machine.go
+++ b/cmd/api/v2/machine.go
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ If ~/.ssh/[id_ed25519.pub | id_rsa.pub | id_dsa.pub] is present it will be picke
 	consoleCmd.Flags().StringP("project", "p", "", "project of the machine")
 	consoleCmd.Flags().StringP("sshidentity", "i", "", "the ssh private key used when creating the machine")
 	genericcli.Must(consoleCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("project", c.Completion.Project))
-	genericcli.Must(consoleCmd.MarkFlagRequired("project"))
 
 	return genericcli.NewCmds(cmdsConfig, consoleCmd)
 }
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ func (c *machine) console(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = helpers.SSHClient(id, viper.GetString("sshidentity"), parsedurl.Host, viper.GetInt("metal-console-port"), c.c.Context.Token, new(viper.GetString("project")))
+	err = helpers.SSHClient(id, viper.GetString("sshidentity"), parsedurl.Host, viper.GetInt("metal-console-port"), c.c.Context.Token, new(c.c.GetProject()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("machine console error: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/helpers/machine.go b/pkg/helpers/machine.go
index 026f6ce..233a695 100644
--- a/pkg/helpers/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/helpers/machine.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func MachineCreateRequestFromCLI(c *config.Config) (*apiv2.MachineServiceCreateR
 		Hostname:         hostname,
 		Image:            viper.GetString("image"),
 		Name:             viper.GetString("name"),
-		Project:          viper.GetString("project"),
+		Project:          c.GetProject(),
 		Size:             size,
 		SshPublicKeys:    keys,
 		Labels:           labels,
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ IPs can be added per network colon separated, these ips must be already allocate
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("placement-labels", []string{}, "placement tags used for rack spreading")
 
 	cmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("file", "project")
-	cmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("project", "networks", "hostname", "image")
+	cmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("networks", "hostname", "image")
 	cmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("size", "partition")
 
 	// Completion for arguments