diff --git a/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts b/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts
index 73acfe89b9..a4fba12141 100755
--- a/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ async function getSiteName(
     return true;
   }
   if (reqName) {
-    const res = validateSiteName(reqName);
+    const res = await validateSiteName(reqName);
     if (typeof res === 'string') {
       throw new Error(res);
     }