diff --git a/lib/common b/lib/common
index 5134c4aec3..45bb149f11 160000
--- a/lib/common
+++ b/lib/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5134c4aec372b1cdd2f8763bfd559413a48d4865
+Subproject commit 45bb149f11cef3d66abf1a95f9ec8b4b7053126b
diff --git a/lib/project-data.ts b/lib/project-data.ts
index 638f10823a..ee60487504 100644
--- a/lib/project-data.ts
+++ b/lib/project-data.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ export class ProjectData implements IProjectData {
 			// If no project found, projectDir should be null
 			if(projectDir) {
 				this.projectDir = projectDir;
-				this.projectName = path.basename(projectDir);
+				this.projectName = this.$projectHelper.sanitizeName(path.basename(projectDir));
 				this.platformsDir = path.join(projectDir, "platforms");
 				this.projectFilePath = path.join(projectDir, this.$staticConfig.PROJECT_FILE_NAME);
 
 				if (this.$fs.exists(this.projectFilePath).wait()) {
 					try {
-					var fileContent = this.$fs.readJson(this.projectFilePath).wait();
-					this.projectId = fileContent.id;
+						var fileContent = this.$fs.readJson(this.projectFilePath).wait();
+						this.projectId = fileContent.id;
 					} catch (err) {
 						this.$errors.fail({formatStr: "The project file %s is corrupted." + os.EOL +
 							"Consider restoring an earlier version from your source control or backup." + os.EOL +
diff --git a/lib/services/android-project-service.ts b/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
index 4af9f83b34..11730e122a 100644
--- a/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@ class AndroidProjectService implements IPlatformProjectService {
 		return this.$fs.exists(path.join(projectRoot, "assets", constants.APP_FOLDER_NAME));
 	}
 
-	private generateBuildFile(projDir: string, targetSdk: string): void {
-		this.$logger.info("Generate build.xml for %s", projDir);
-		var cmd = util.format("android update project -p %s --target %s --subprojects", projDir, targetSdk);
-		this.$childProcess.exec(cmd).wait();
-	}
-
 	private parseProjectProperties(projDir: string, destDir: string): void {
 		var projProp = path.join(projDir, "project.properties");
 
@@ -188,7 +182,8 @@ class AndroidProjectService implements IPlatformProjectService {
 		var targetDir = path.join(destDir, path.basename(projDir));
 		// TODO: parametrize targetSdk
 		var targetSdk = "android-17";
-		this.generateBuildFile(targetDir, targetSdk);
+		this.$logger.info("Generate build.xml for %s", targetDir);
+		this.runAndroidUpdate(targetDir, targetSdk).wait();
 	}
 
 	private getProjectReferences(projDir: string): ILibRef[]{
diff --git a/lib/services/project-service.ts b/lib/services/project-service.ts
index cccb0d8f71..54baa25940 100644
--- a/lib/services/project-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/project-service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import shell = require("shelljs");
 import util = require("util");
 
 export class ProjectService implements IProjectService {
+	private static DEFAULT_APP_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX = "org.nativescript";
+
 	constructor(private $errors: IErrors,
 		private $fs: IFileSystem,
 		private $logger: ILogger,
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export class ProjectService implements IProjectService {
 			}
 			this.$projectNameValidator.validate(projectName);
 
-			var projectId = options.appid || this.$projectHelper.generateDefaultAppId(projectName, "org.nativescript");
+			var projectId = options.appid || this.$projectHelper.generateDefaultAppId(projectName, ProjectService.DEFAULT_APP_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX);
 
 			var projectDir = path.join(path.resolve(options.path || "."), projectName);
 			this.$fs.createDirectory(projectDir).wait();
diff --git a/test/stubs.ts b/test/stubs.ts
index d26f8f44b9..9fb439a3b0 100644
--- a/test/stubs.ts
+++ b/test/stubs.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ export class ProjectHelperStub implements IProjectHelper {
 	generateDefaultAppId(appName: string, baseAppId: string): string {
 		return "org.nativescript";
 	}
+
+	sanitizeName(appName: string): string {
+		return "";
+	}
 }
 
 export class ProjectTemplatesService implements IProjectTemplatesService {