diff --git a/new_project.sh b/new_project.sh
index 28de9c2f9f..5ac935d782 100755
--- a/new_project.sh
+++ b/new_project.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # Script to make a new quantum project
 # Jack Humbert 2015
 
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+	echo "Usege: $0 <keyboard_name>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 KEYBOARD=$1
 KEYBOARD_UPPERCASE=$(echo $1 | awk '{print toupper($0)}')