diff --git a/react-native-cli/index.js b/react-native-cli/index.js
index 795e8143e..e2ae7586b 100755
--- a/react-native-cli/index.js
+++ b/react-native-cli/index.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ if (cli) {
 }
 
 function validateProjectName(name) {
-  if (!name.match(/^[$A-Z_][0-9A-Z_$]*$/i)) {
+  if (!String(name).match(/^[$A-Z_][0-9A-Z_$]*$/i)) {
     console.error(
       '"%s" is not a valid name for a project. Please use a valid identifier ' +
         'name (alphanumeric).',