diff --git a/frontend/components/organisms/ProjectCreationForm.vue b/frontend/components/organisms/ProjectCreationForm.vue
index a25c468e..ef26d56e 100644
--- a/frontend/components/organisms/ProjectCreationForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/organisms/ProjectCreationForm.vue
@@ -101,14 +101,20 @@ export default {
     cancel() {
       this.$emit('close')
     },
+    validate() {
+      return this.$refs.form.validate()
+    },
+    reset() {
+      this.$refs.form.reset()
+    },
     create() {
-      if (this.$refs.form.validate()) {
+      if (this.validate()) {
         this.createProject({
           name: this.name,
           description: this.description,
           project_type: this.projectType
         })
-        this.$refs.form.reset()
+        this.reset()
         this.cancel()
       }
     }
diff --git a/frontend/test/unit/components/organisms/ProjecCreationForm.spec.js b/frontend/test/unit/components/organisms/ProjecCreationForm.spec.js
index 31d5464e..5261437e 100644
--- a/frontend/test/unit/components/organisms/ProjecCreationForm.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/test/unit/components/organisms/ProjecCreationForm.spec.js
@@ -29,18 +29,20 @@ describe('ProjectCreationForm', () => {
 
   test('emit close event when form is valid', () => {
     const wrapper = factory({ createProject, projectTypes })
-    wrapper.vm.$refs.form = {}  // Todo: need more elegant solution
-    wrapper.vm.$refs.form.validate = () => (true)
-    wrapper.vm.$refs.form.reset = () => { }
+    wrapper.setMethods({
+      validate: jest.fn(() => true),
+      reset: jest.fn()
+    })
     wrapper.vm.create()
     expect(wrapper.emitted('close')).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
   test('do not emit close event when form is invalid', () => {
     const wrapper = factory({ createProject, projectTypes })
-    wrapper.vm.$refs.form = {}  // Todo: need more elegant solution
-    wrapper.vm.$refs.form.validate = () => (false)
-    wrapper.vm.$refs.form.reset = () => { }
+    wrapper.setMethods({
+      validate: jest.fn(() => false),
+      reset: jest.fn()
+    })
     wrapper.vm.create()
     expect(wrapper.emitted('close')).toBeFalsy()
   })