diff --git a/cli/src/api/new.ts b/cli/src/api/new.ts
index cc7267ae..4ff2e5a1 100644
--- a/cli/src/api/new.ts
+++ b/cli/src/api/new.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   gitIgnore,
   npmIgnore,
 } from './templates/index.js'
+import { WasiTargetName } from './templates/ci-template.js'
 
 const debug = debugFactory('new')
 
@@ -211,6 +212,9 @@ function generateGithubWorkflow(options: NewOptions): Output | null {
     content: createGithubActionsCIYml(
       options.targets,
       options.packageManager as SupportedPackageManager,
+      (options.targets.find((t) =>
+        t.includes('wasm32-wasi'),
+      ) as WasiTargetName) ?? 'wasm32-wasi-preview1-threads',
     ),
   }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/api/templates/ci-template.ts b/cli/src/api/templates/ci-template.ts
index f8243ebb..66c398c1 100644
--- a/cli/src/api/templates/ci-template.ts
+++ b/cli/src/api/templates/ci-template.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type WasiTargetName =
 
 export const YAML = (
   packageManager: SupportedPackageManager,
-  wasiTargetName?: WasiTargetName,
+  wasiTargetName: WasiTargetName,
 ) => `
 name: CI
 
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ jobs:
               sudo apt-get install gcc-s390x-linux-gnu -y
             build: ${packageManager} build --platform --target s390x-unknown-linux-gnu
           - host: ubuntu-latest
-            target: 'wasm32-wasi-preview1-threads'
-            build: ${packageManager} build --platform --target wasm32-wasi-preview1-threads
             target: '${wasiTargetName}'
             build: ${packageManager} build --platform --target ${wasiTargetName}
 
diff --git a/cli/src/api/templates/ci.yml.ts b/cli/src/api/templates/ci.yml.ts
index 68fa9606..7d3fa16c 100644
--- a/cli/src/api/templates/ci.yml.ts
+++ b/cli/src/api/templates/ci.yml.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const UNIVERSAL_MACOS = 'universal-macOS'
 export const createGithubActionsCIYml = (
   targets: string[],
   packageManager: SupportedPackageManager,
-  wasiTargetName?: WasiTargetName,
+  wasiTargetName: WasiTargetName,
 ) => {
   const allTargets = new Set(
     targets.flatMap((t) => {
@@ -129,7 +129,12 @@ export const createGithubActionsCIYml = (
 
   fullTemplate.jobs.publish.needs = requiredSteps
 
-  return dump(fullTemplate, {
-    lineWidth: 1000,
-  })
+  try {
+    return dump(fullTemplate, {
+      lineWidth: 1000,
+    })
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.info(fullTemplate)
+    throw err
+  }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/new.ts b/cli/src/commands/new.ts
index d3f6b198..48abc93a 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/new.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/new.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@ export class NewCommand extends BaseNewCommand {
     if (this.interactive) {
       const targetPath: string = cmdOptions.path
         ? cmdOptions.path
-        : await inquirer
-            .prompt({
-              type: 'input',
-              name: 'path',
-              message: 'Target path to create the project, relative to cwd',
-            })
-            .then(({ path }) => path)
+        : await inquirerProjectPath()
       cmdOptions.path = targetPath
       return {
         ...cmdOptions,
@@ -142,3 +136,18 @@ export class NewCommand extends BaseNewCommand {
     return enableGithubActions
   }
 }
+
+async function inquirerProjectPath(): Promise<string> {
+  return inquirer
+    .prompt({
+      type: 'input',
+      name: 'path',
+      message: 'Target path to create the project, relative to cwd.',
+    })
+    .then(({ path }) => {
+      if (!path) {
+        return inquirerProjectPath()
+      }
+      return path
+    })
+}