diff --git a/cmd/create/create.go b/cmd/create/create.go
index 5173878f..388cf6a3 100644
--- a/cmd/create/create.go
+++ b/cmd/create/create.go
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 	Cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&pkg.Options.WorkspaceID, "instance-id", "i", "", "Instance ID of the PowerVS instance")
 	Cmd.PersistentFlags().MarkDeprecated("instance-id", "instance-id is deprecated, workspace-id should be used")
 	Cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&pkg.Options.WorkspaceID, "workspace-id", "", "", "Workspace ID of the PowerVS workspace")
+	Cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&pkg.Options.WorkspaceName, "instance-name", "n", "", "Instance name of the PowerVS instance")
+	Cmd.PersistentFlags().MarkDeprecated("instance-name", "instance-name is deprecated, workspace-name should be used")
+	Cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&pkg.Options.WorkspaceName, "workspace-name", "", "", "Workspace name of the PowerVS workspace")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/create/port/port.go b/cmd/create/port/port.go
index 99e4c3bc..695a3784 100644
--- a/cmd/create/port/port.go
+++ b/cmd/create/port/port.go
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ var Cmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Create PowerVS network port",
 	Long:  `Create PowerVS network port`,
 	PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if pkg.Options.WorkspaceID == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--workspace-id required")
-		}
-		return nil
+		return utils.EnsureWorkspaceIDorNameIsSet(pkg.Options.WorkspaceID, pkg.Options.WorkspaceName)
 	},
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		opt := pkg.Options