diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/repo_config.py b/sdk/python/feast/repo_config.py
index ac4383e1142..2cd148edb66 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/repo_config.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/repo_config.py
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ def _validate_online_store_config(cls, values: Any) -> Any:
             online_config_class(**values["online_store"])
         except ValidationError as e:
             raise e
+
         return values
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
@@ -502,14 +503,28 @@ def _validate_feature_server_config(cls, values: Any) -> Any:
 
     @field_validator("project")
     @classmethod
-    def _validate_project_name(cls, v: str) -> str:
+    def _validate_project_name(cls, v: str, info: ValidationInfo) -> str:
+        # Deferred import to avoid circular dependency during package initialization.
         from feast.repo_operations import is_valid_name
 
+        sqlite_compatible = False
+
+        online_store = info.data.get("online_store") if info else None
+        if online_store is None or online_store == {}:
+            sqlite_compatible = True
+        elif isinstance(online_store, dict):
+            sqlite_compatible = online_store.get("type", "sqlite") == "sqlite"
+
         if not is_valid_name(v):
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Project name, {v}, should only have "
                 f"alphanumerical values, underscores, and hyphens but not start with an underscore or hyphen."
             )
+
+        if sqlite_compatible and "-" in v:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Project names for SQLite online stores cannot contain hyphens because they are used in table names."
+            )
         return v
 
     @field_validator("flags")