diff --git a/atst/domain/environments.py b/atst/domain/environments.py
index 9ba60f53..e4e9e5b6 100644
--- a/atst/domain/environments.py
+++ b/atst/domain/environments.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Environments(object):
         db.session.commit()
 
     @classmethod
-    def add_member(cls, user, environment, member, role=None):
+    def add_member(cls, environment, member, role):
         environment_user = EnvironmentRole(
             user=member, environment=environment, role=role
         )
diff --git a/atst/domain/projects.py b/atst/domain/projects.py
index cac6d4fa..36c1168d 100644
--- a/atst/domain/projects.py
+++ b/atst/domain/projects.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ class Projects(object):
         project = Project(workspace=workspace, name=name, description=description)
         Environments.create_many(project, environment_names)
 
-        for environment in project.environments:
-            Environments.add_member(user, environment, user)
-
         db.session.add(project)
         db.session.commit()
 
diff --git a/atst/routes/workspaces.py b/atst/routes/workspaces.py
index effaf9e7..2a51f499 100644
--- a/atst/routes/workspaces.py
+++ b/atst/routes/workspaces.py
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ def update_member(workspace_id, member_id):
         if re.match("env_", entry):
             env_id = entry[4:]
             env_role = form_dict[entry]
-            ids_and_roles.append({"id": env_id, "role": env_role})
+            if env_role:
+                ids_and_roles.append({"id": env_id, "role": env_role})
 
     form = EditMemberForm(http_request.form)
 
diff --git a/templates/workspaces/members/edit.html b/templates/workspaces/members/edit.html
index 820d8a8e..79ba5e06 100644
--- a/templates/workspaces/members/edit.html
+++ b/templates/workspaces/members/edit.html
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
             </span>
 
             <div class='project-list-item__environment__actions'>
-              <div>{{ form.data["environment_role"] }}</div>
-
               <span v-bind:class="label_class" v-html:on=displayName></span>
               <button v-on:click="openModal('{{ env.name }}RolesModal')" type="button" class="icon-link">set role</button>
               {% call Modal(name=env.name + 'RolesModal', dismissable=False) %}