diff --git a/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/excelUtils.ts b/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/excelUtils.ts
index e8ee221b781..8f7a0acc614 100644
--- a/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/excelUtils.ts
+++ b/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/excelUtils.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ function updateFontNameToRoboto(worksheet: ExcelJS.Worksheet) {
 
 function formatWorksheet(worksheet: any, datas: any, headerSet: any) {
   // Add empty rows after the main header
-  worksheet.addRow([]);
-  worksheet.addRow([]);
+  // worksheet.addRow([]);
+  // worksheet.addRow([]);
   worksheet.addRow([]);
 
   // Add the data rows with text wrapping
diff --git a/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/genericUtils.ts b/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/genericUtils.ts
index 6c276c37092..6b8ca7c24e5 100644
--- a/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/genericUtils.ts
+++ b/utilities/project-factory/src/server/utils/genericUtils.ts
@@ -521,13 +521,15 @@ async function createReadMeSheet(request: any, workbook: any, mainHeader: any, l
   const headerSet = new Set();
 
 
-  const datas = readMeConfig.texts.flatMap((text: any) => {
-    const descriptions = text.descriptions.map((description: any) => {
-      return getLocalizedName(description.text, localizationMap);
+  const datas = readMeConfig.texts
+    .filter((text: any) => text?.inSheet) // Filter out texts with inSheet set to false
+    .flatMap((text: any) => {
+      const descriptions = text.descriptions.map((description: any) => {
+        return getLocalizedName(description.text, localizationMap);
+      });
+      headerSet.add(getLocalizedName(text.header, localizationMap));
+      return [getLocalizedName(text.header, localizationMap), ...descriptions, ""];
     });
-    headerSet.add(getLocalizedName(text.header, localizationMap));
-    return [getLocalizedName(text.header, localizationMap), ...descriptions, "", "", "", ""];
-  });
 
   // Create the worksheet and add the main header
   const worksheet = workbook.addWorksheet(getLocalizedName("HCM_README_SHEETNAME", localizationMap));