diff --git a/atst/domain/environments.py b/atst/domain/environments.py
index 74976544..491546b2 100644
--- a/atst/domain/environments.py
+++ b/atst/domain/environments.py
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ class Environments(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def create_many(cls, project, names):
+        environments = []
         for name in names:
             environment = Environment(project=project, name=name)
-            db.session.add(environment)
+            environments.append(environment)
+
+        db.session.add_all(environments)
+        return environments
 
     @classmethod
     def add_member(cls, environment, user, role):
@@ -31,8 +35,6 @@ class Environments(object):
             user=user, environment=environment, role=role
         )
         db.session.add(environment_user)
-        db.session.commit()
-
         return environment
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/atst/domain/projects.py b/atst/domain/projects.py
index 663a12f4..eb81708a 100644
--- a/atst/domain/projects.py
+++ b/atst/domain/projects.py
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ class Projects(object):
         project = Project(workspace=workspace, name=name, description=description)
         db.session.add(project)
 
-        Environments.create_many(project, environment_names)
-
-        for environment in project.environments:
-            Environments.add_member(user, environment, user)
+        environments = Environments.create_many(project, environment_names)
+        for environment in environments:
+            Environments.add_member(environment, user, "owner")
 
         db.session.commit()
         return project
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_projects.py b/tests/domain/test_projects.py
index 6a75a792..b692a801 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_projects.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_projects.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from atst.domain.projects import Projects
-from tests.factories import RequestFactory
+from tests.factories import RequestFactory, UserFactory
 from atst.domain.workspaces import Workspaces
 
 
@@ -14,3 +14,16 @@ def test_create_project_with_multiple_environments():
     assert project.name == "My Test Project"
     assert project.description == "Test"
     assert sorted(e.name for e in project.environments) == ["dev", "prod"]
+
+
+def test_project_creator_has_environment_access():
+    owner = UserFactory.create()
+    request = RequestFactory.create(creator=owner)
+    workspace = Workspaces.create(request)
+    project = Projects.create(
+        owner, workspace, "My Test Project", "Test", ["dev", "prod"]
+    )
+
+    environment = project.environments[0]
+
+    assert owner in environment.users