diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fac33e7..0a5d8db3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ out/
 *.zip
 *_pros_capture.png
 
-venv/
-
+*venv/
+.DS_Store
 *.pyc
diff --git a/pros/cli/conductor.py b/pros/cli/conductor.py
index 38d43235..78a03aa4 100644
--- a/pros/cli/conductor.py
+++ b/pros/cli/conductor.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def new_project(ctx: click.Context, path: str, target: str, version: str,
         ui.echo('New PROS Project was created:', output_machine=False)
         ctx.invoke(info_project, project=project)
 
-        if compile_after or build_cache:
+        if (compile_after or build_cache) and not no_default_libs:
             with ui.Notification():
                 ui.echo('Building project...')
                 exit_code = project.compile([], scan_build=build_cache)
diff --git a/pros/conductor/project/ProjectReport.py b/pros/conductor/project/ProjectReport.py
index 75d2ff3a..38388334 100644
--- a/pros/conductor/project/ProjectReport.py
+++ b/pros/conductor/project/ProjectReport.py
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ def __str__(self):
             f' ({self.project["name"]})' if self.project["name"] else ''
         s += '\n'
         rows = [t.values() for t in self.project["templates"]]
-        headers = [h.capitalize() for h in self.project["templates"][0].keys()]
+        
+        headers = [h.capitalize() for h in self.project["templates"][0].keys()]if self.project["templates"] else []
         s += tabulate.tabulate(rows, headers=headers)
+
         return s
 
     def __getstate__(self):
diff --git a/pros/conductor/project/__init__.py b/pros/conductor/project/__init__.py
index 575f9c4d..1c981126 100644
--- a/pros/conductor/project/__init__.py
+++ b/pros/conductor/project/__init__.py
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ def new_user_filter(new_file: str) -> bool:
     def remove_template(self, template: Template, remove_user: bool = False, remove_empty_directories: bool = True):
         if not self.template_is_installed(template):
             raise ValueError(f'{template.identifier} is not installed on this project.')
-        if template.name == 'kernel':
-            raise ValueError(f'Cannot remove the kernel template. Maybe create a new project?')
 
         real_template = LocalTemplate(orig=template, location=self.location)
         transaction = Transaction(self.location, set(self.all_files))