diff --git a/solumclient/solum.py b/solumclient/solum.py
index fb0bacf..7e78c16 100644
--- a/solumclient/solum.py
+++ b/solumclient/solum.py
@@ -536,12 +536,8 @@ Available commands:
             raise exc.CommandException(message="Missing artifacts section")
         elif plan_definition['artifacts'] is None:
             raise exc.CommandException(message="Artifacts cannot be empty")
-        elif 'name' not in plan_definition['artifacts'][0]:
-            raise exc.CommandException(message="Artifact name missing")
         elif 'content' not in plan_definition['artifacts'][0]:
             raise exc.CommandException(message="Artifact content missing")
-        elif 'language_pack' not in plan_definition['artifacts'][0]:
-            raise exc.CommandException(message="Language pack missing")
 
     def list(self):
         """Print a list of all deployed applications."""
@@ -696,7 +692,9 @@ Available commands:
             while not name:
                 name = raw_input("Please name the application.\n> ")
             plan_definition['name'] = name
-            plan_definition['artifacts'][0]['name'] = name
+
+        if 'name' not in plan_definition['artifacts'][0]:
+            plan_definition['artifacts'][0]['name'] = plan_definition['name']
 
         if args.desc is not None:
             plan_definition['description'] = args.desc
diff --git a/solumclient/tests/test_solum.py b/solumclient/tests/test_solum.py
index 3027a8a..a77ef8d 100644
--- a/solumclient/tests/test_solum.py
+++ b/solumclient/tests/test_solum.py
@@ -274,20 +274,6 @@ class TestSolum(base.TestCase):
             out = self.shell("app create --plan-file /dev/null")
             self.assertEqual("ERROR: Artifacts cannot be empty\n", out)
 
-    def test_app_create_with_artifacts_no_name(self):
-        raw_data = 'version: 1\nname: ex_plan1\ndescription: d1.\nartifacts:\n'
-        raw_data += '- content:\n'
-        raw_data += '    href: asdfds\n'
-        raw_data += '  artifact_type: heroku\n'
-        raw_data += '  language_pack: lp'
-
-        mopen = mock.mock_open(read_data=raw_data)
-
-        with mock.patch('%s.open' % solum.__name__, mopen, create=True):
-            self.make_env()
-            out = self.shell("app create --plan-file /dev/null")
-            self.assertEqual("ERROR: Artifact name missing\n", out)
-
     def test_app_create_with_artifacts_no_content(self):
         raw_data = 'version: 1\nname: ex_plan1\ndescription: d1.\nartifacts:\n'
         raw_data += '- name: asdfds\n'
@@ -301,17 +287,6 @@ class TestSolum(base.TestCase):
             out = self.shell("app create --plan-file /dev/null")
             self.assertEqual("ERROR: Artifact content missing\n", out)
 
-    def test_app_create_with_artifacts_no_lp(self):
-        raw_data = 'version: 1\nname: ex_plan1\ndescription: d1.\nartifacts:\n'
-        raw_data += '- name:asdfds'
-        raw_data += '  content:asdfds'
-        mopen = mock.mock_open(read_data=raw_data)
-
-        with mock.patch('%s.open' % solum.__name__, mopen, create=True):
-            self.make_env()
-            out = self.shell("app create --plan-file /dev/null")
-            self.assertEqual("ERROR: Language pack missing\n", out)
-
     # Plan Tests #
     @mock.patch.object(plan.PlanManager, "create")
     def test_plan_create(self, mock_plan_create):