diff --git a/templates/projects/view.tmpl b/templates/projects/view.tmpl
index 7e89db0005..6aa776da02 100644
--- a/templates/projects/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/projects/view.tmpl
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@
 			<input class="project-column-id" type="hidden" name="id">
 			<div class="required field">
 				<label class="project-column-title-label" for="project-column-title-input">title</label>
-				<input id="project-column-title-input" name="title" value="{{.Title}}" required>
+				<input id="project-column-title-input" name="title" required>
 			</div>
 			<div class="field">
 				<label class="project-column-color-label" for="project-column-color-input">color</label>
 				<div class="js-color-picker-input column">
-					<input maxlength="7" placeholder="#c320f6" id="project-column-color-input" name="color" value="{{.Color}}">
+					<input maxlength="7" placeholder="#c320f6" id="project-column-color-input" name="color">
 					{{template "repo/issue/label_precolors"}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.ts
index dc4aa8274b..ad0feb6101 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ function initRepoProjectColumnEdit(writableProjectBoard: Element): void {
         window.location.reload(); // newly added column, need to reload the page
         return;
       }
-      fomanticQuery(elModal).modal('hide');
 
       // update the newly saved column title and color in the project board (to avoid reload)
       const elEditButton = writableProjectBoard.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(`.show-project-column-modal-edit[${attrDataColumnId}="${columnId}"]`);
@@ -134,6 +133,8 @@ function initRepoProjectColumnEdit(writableProjectBoard: Element): void {
         elBoardColumn.style.removeProperty('color');
         queryElemChildren<HTMLElement>(elBoardColumn, '.divider', (divider) => divider.style.removeProperty('color'));
       }
+
+      fomanticQuery(elModal).modal('hide');
     } finally {
       elForm.classList.remove('is-loading');
     }