diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 137c0d109e2..8c148ecfaeb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
       redirect_to(
         project_path(@project),
-        notice: "Project '#{@project.name}' was successfully created.",
-        flash: { new_project: true }
+        notice: "Project '#{@project.name}' was successfully created."
       )
     else
       render 'new'
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js.es6 b/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js.es6
index 63e487a7ad3..6208c2386b0 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js.es6
+++ b/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js.es6
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
     gl.boardService = new BoardService('/test/issue-boards/board', '1');
     gl.issueBoards.BoardsStore.create();
 
-    Cookies.set('issue_board_welcome_hidden', 'false');
+    Cookies.set('issue_board_welcome_hidden', 'false', {
+      expires: 365 * 10,
+      path: ''
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Store', () => {