diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f734ea61e..ec2beb7c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 - Fixed include order of files in created project [#1417](https://github.com/phalcon/phalcon-devtools/issues/1417)
 - Fixed Scaffold templates errors and phpstan errors. [#1429](https://github.com/phalcon/phalcon-devtools/issues/1429) [@jenovateurs](https://github.com/jenovateurs)
 - Fixed duplicate camelCase properties [#1433](https://github.com/phalcon/phalcon-devtools/pull/1433)
+- Fixed webtools not enabled by default when creating a new project [#1410](https://github.com/phalcon/phalcon-devtools/issues/1410) [@jenovateurs](https://github.com/jenovateurs)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Builder/Project/Simple.php b/src/Builder/Project/Simple.php
index 9a3cf676a..8a13c926b 100644
--- a/src/Builder/Project/Simple.php
+++ b/src/Builder/Project/Simple.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class Simple extends ProjectBuilder
      */
     public function build()
     {
+        
         $this
             ->buildDirectories()
             ->getVariableValues()
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public function build()
             ->createControllerFile()
             ->createHtrouterFile();
 
-        if ($this->options->has('enableWebTools')) {
+        if ($this->options->has('enableWebTools') && true === $this->options->enableWebTools) {
             Tools::install($this->options->get('projectPath'));
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/console/GenerateProjectCept.php b/tests/console/GenerateProjectCept.php
index 8bd30d02e..f2f32ce46 100644
--- a/tests/console/GenerateProjectCept.php
+++ b/tests/console/GenerateProjectCept.php
@@ -64,3 +64,27 @@
 $I->seeFileFound(app_path($path4));
 $I->seeFileFound(app_path($path4 . '/app/views/index.volt'));
 $I->deleteDir(app_path($path4));
+
+/**
+ * Case 5 - Check webtools is disable by default
+ */
+$projectName5 = 'webtools_defaults';
+$path5 = $projectsFolder . '/' . $projectName5;
+
+$I->dontSeeFileFound(app_path($path5));
+$I->runShellCommand('phalcon project ' . $projectName5);
+$I->dontSeeFileFound(app_path($path5 . '/public/webtools.php'));
+$I->dontSeeFileFound(app_path($path5 . '/public/webtools.config.php'));
+$I->deleteDir(app_path($path5));
+
+/**
+ * Case 6 - Check webtools file when it's activated
+ */
+$projectName6 = 'webtools_activated';
+$path6 = $projectsFolder . '/' . $projectName6;
+
+$I->dontSeeFileFound(app_path($path6));
+$I->runShellCommand('phalcon project ' . $projectName6 . ' --enable-webtools');
+$I->seeFileFound(app_path($path6 . '/public/webtools.php'));
+$I->seeFileFound(app_path($path6 . '/public/webtools.config.php'));
+$I->deleteDir(app_path($path6));