diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
index 9100532816..1aef638ffd 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
@@ -47,19 +47,21 @@ export function CreateOptionsV2(props: CreateOptionsProps) {
       const decoded = decodeURIComponent(props.location.search);
       const { source, payload } = querystring.parse(decoded);
       if (typeof source === 'string' && typeof payload === 'string') {
-        const alias = getAliasFromPayload(source, payload);
-        // check to see if Composer currently has a bot project corresponding to the alias
-        axios
-          .get<any>(`/api/projects/alias/${alias}`)
-          .then((aliasRes) => {
-            if (aliasRes.status === 200) {
-              navigate(`/bot/${aliasRes.data.id}`);
-              return;
-            }
-          })
-          .catch((e) => {
-            setIsOpenOptionsModal(true);
-          });
+        getAliasFromPayload(source, payload).then((alias) => {
+          // check to see if Composer currently has a bot project corresponding to the alias
+          axios
+            .get<any>(`/api/projects/alias/${alias}`)
+            .then((aliasRes) => {
+              if (aliasRes.status === 200) {
+                navigate(`/bot/${aliasRes.data.id}`);
+                return;
+              }
+            })
+            .catch((e) => {
+              setIsOpenOptionsModal(true);
+            });
+        });
+
         return;
       }
     }
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts
index 5d98733b2c..a80ffdc9cc 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/project.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   projectMetaDataState,
   selectedTemplateReadMeState,
   showCreateQnAFromUrlDialogState,
+  settingsState,
 } from '../atoms';
 import { botRuntimeOperationsSelector, rootBotProjectIdSelector } from '../selectors';
 import { mergePropertiesManagedByRootBot, postRootBotCreation } from '../../recoilModel/dispatchers/utils/project';
@@ -256,10 +257,15 @@ export const projectDispatcher = () => {
 
           if (profile && alias) {
             const dispatcher = await snapshot.getPromise(dispatcherState);
+            const { publishTargets } = await snapshot.getPromise(settingsState(projectId));
             const newProfile = await getPublishProfileFromPayload(profile, source);
-
-            newProfile && dispatcher.setPublishTargets([newProfile], projectId);
-
+            if (newProfile) {
+              const newPublishTargets = publishTargets
+                ? publishTargets.filter((item) => item.name !== newProfile.name)
+                : [];
+              newPublishTargets.push(newProfile);
+              dispatcher.setPublishTargets(newPublishTargets, projectId);
+            }
             await httpClient.post(`/projects/${projectId}/alias/set`, { alias });
           }
         }