diff --git a/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.controller.js b/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.controller.js
index 4510f2c..fc0d021 100644
--- a/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.controller.js
+++ b/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.controller.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const angular = require('angular');
 
 /*@ngInject*/
 export function newInventoryController($scope,$uibModalInstance,ansible,selectedProject) {
-  $scope.newInventory = {name:null};
+  $scope.newInventory = {name:'inventory'};
 
   $scope.createInventoryLoading = false;
 
diff --git a/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.html b/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.html
index c4ececc..d522473 100644
--- a/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.html
+++ b/client/app/designer/inventory/new_inventory/new_inventory.html
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
   <div class="modal-body">
 
     <p class="form-group">
-      <label>Inventory Name</label>
-      <input type="text" ng-model="newInventory.name" class="form-control">
+      <label>Inventory File Name</label>
+      <input placeholder="inventory" type="text" ng-model="newInventory.name" class="form-control">
     </p>
 
-    <div class="alert alert-info"> Inventory files should be named without an extension </div>
+    <div class="alert alert-info"> Inventory files are usually named without any extension eg: inventory </div>
 
   </div>
   <div class="alert alert-danger" ng-if="err_msg">{{err_msg}}</div>