diff --git a/angular/src/schematics/add/index.ts b/angular/src/schematics/add/index.ts
index 48a2da8d19..a2465e29e7 100644
--- a/angular/src/schematics/add/index.ts
+++ b/angular/src/schematics/add/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { join, Path } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import { apply, chain, mergeWith, move, Rule, SchematicContext, SchematicsException, template, Tree, url } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { NodePackageInstallTask } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/tasks';
 import { addModuleImportToRootModule } from './../utils/ast';
-import { addArchitectBuilder, addStyle, getWorkspace, addAsset, WorkspaceProject, WorkspaceSchema } from './../utils/config';
+import { addArchitectBuilder, addAsset, addStyle, getDefaultAngularAppName, getWorkspace, WorkspaceProject, WorkspaceSchema } from './../utils/config';
 import { addPackageToPackageJson } from './../utils/package';
 import { Schema as IonAddOptions } from './schema';
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function addIonicAngularModuleToAppModule(projectSourceRoot: Path): Rule {
   };
 }
 
-function addIonicStyles(projectSourceRoot: Path): Rule {
+function addIonicStyles(projectName: string, projectSourceRoot: Path): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
     const ionicStyles = [
       'node_modules/@ionic/angular/css/normalize.css',
@@ -51,27 +51,27 @@ function addIonicStyles(projectSourceRoot: Path): Rule {
       'node_modules/@ionic/angular/css/flex-utils.css',
       `${projectSourceRoot}/theme/variables.css`
     ].forEach(entry => {
-      addStyle(host, entry);
+      addStyle(host, projectName, entry);
     });
     return host;
   };
 }
 
-function addIonicons(): Rule {
+function addIonicons(projectName: string): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
     const ioniconsGlob = {
       glob: '**/*.svg',
       input: 'node_modules/ionicons/dist/ionicons/svg',
       output: './svg'
     };
-    addAsset(host, ioniconsGlob);
+    addAsset(host, projectName, ioniconsGlob);
     return host;
   };
 }
 
 function addIonicBuilder(projectName: string): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
-    addArchitectBuilder(host, 'ionic-cordova-serve', {
+    addArchitectBuilder(host, projectName, 'ionic-cordova-serve', {
       builder: '@ionic/angular-toolkit:cordova-serve',
       options: {
         cordovaBuildTarget: `${projectName}:ionic-cordova-build`,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function addIonicBuilder(projectName: string): Rule {
         }
       }
     });
-    addArchitectBuilder(host, 'ionic-cordova-build', {
+    addArchitectBuilder(host, projectName, 'ionic-cordova-build', {
       builder: '@ionic/angular-toolkit:cordova-build',
       options: {
         browserTarget: `${projectName}:build`
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default function ngAdd(options: IonAddOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
     const workspace: WorkspaceSchema = getWorkspace(host);
     if (!options.project) {
-      options.project = Object.keys(workspace.projects)[0];
+      options.project = getDefaultAngularAppName(workspace);
     }
     const project: WorkspaceProject = workspace.projects[options.project];
     if (project.projectType !== 'application') {
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ export default function ngAdd(options: IonAddOptions): Rule {
       addIonicAngularToolkitToPackageJson(),
       addIonicAngularModuleToAppModule(sourcePath),
       addIonicBuilder(options.project),
-      addIonicStyles(sourcePath),
-      addIonicons(),
+      addIonicStyles(options.project, sourcePath),
+      addIonicons(options.project),
       mergeWith(rootTemplateSource),
       // install freshly added dependencies
       installNodeDeps()
diff --git a/angular/src/schematics/utils/ast.ts b/angular/src/schematics/utils/ast.ts
index f29afddddf..8bfd4c8903 100644
--- a/angular/src/schematics/utils/ast.ts
+++ b/angular/src/schematics/utils/ast.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function getSourceFile(host: Tree, path: string): ts.SourceFile {
  */
 export function addModuleImportToRootModule(
   host: Tree,
-  projectSourceRoot,
+  projectSourceRoot: string,
   moduleName: string,
   importSrc: string
 ) {
diff --git a/angular/src/schematics/utils/config.ts b/angular/src/schematics/utils/config.ts
index ddf957fe95..39f0576431 100644
--- a/angular/src/schematics/utils/config.ts
+++ b/angular/src/schematics/utils/config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function isAngularBrowserProject(projectConfig: any) {
   return false;
 }
 
-export function getAngularAppName(config: any): string | null {
+export function getDefaultAngularAppName(config: any): string {
   const projects = config.projects;
   const projectNames = Object.keys(projects);
 
@@ -32,60 +32,48 @@ export function getAngularAppName(config: any): string | null {
     }
   }
 
-  return null;
+  return projectNames[0];
 }
 
-export function getAngularAppConfig(config: any): any | null {
-  const projects = config.projects;
-  const projectNames = Object.keys(projects);
-
-  for (const projectName of projectNames) {
-    const projectConfig = projects[projectName];
-    if (isAngularBrowserProject(projectConfig)) {
-      return projectConfig;
-    }
+export function getAngularAppConfig(config: any, projectName: string): any | never {
+  if (!config.projects.hasOwnProperty(projectName)) {
+    throw new SchematicsException(`Could not find project: ${projectName}`);
   }
 
-  return null;
-}
+  const projectConfig = config.projects[projectName];
+  if (isAngularBrowserProject(projectConfig)) {
+    return projectConfig;
+  }
 
-export function addStyle(host: Tree, stylePath: string) {
-  const config = readConfig(host);
-  const appConfig = getAngularAppConfig(config);
-
-  if (appConfig) {
-    appConfig.architect.build.options.styles.push({
-      input: stylePath
-    });
-
-    writeConfig(host, config);
+  if (config.projectType !== 'application') {
+    throw new SchematicsException(`Invalid projectType for ${projectName}: ${config.projectType}`);
   } else {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`Cannot find valid app`);
+    const buildConfig = projectConfig.architect.build;
+    throw new SchematicsException(`Invalid builder for ${projectName}: ${buildConfig.builder}`);
   }
 }
 
-export function addAsset(host: Tree, asset: string | {glob: string; input: string; output: string}) {
+export function addStyle(host: Tree, projectName: string, stylePath: string) {
   const config = readConfig(host);
-  const appConfig = getAngularAppConfig(config);
-
-  if (appConfig) {
-    appConfig.architect.build.options.assets.push(asset);
-    writeConfig(host, config);
-  } else {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`Cannot find valid app`);
-  }
+  const appConfig = getAngularAppConfig(config, projectName);
+  appConfig.architect.build.options.styles.push({
+    input: stylePath
+  });
+  writeConfig(host, config);
 }
 
-export function addArchitectBuilder(host: Tree, builderName: string, builderOpts: any){
+export function addAsset(host: Tree, projectName: string, asset: string | {glob: string; input: string; output: string}) {
   const config = readConfig(host);
-  const appConfig = getAngularAppConfig(config);
+  const appConfig = getAngularAppConfig(config, projectName);
+  appConfig.architect.build.options.assets.push(asset);
+  writeConfig(host, config);
+}
 
-  if (appConfig) {
-    appConfig.architect[builderName] = builderOpts
-    writeConfig(host, config);
-  } else {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`Cannot find valid app`);
-  }
+export function addArchitectBuilder(host: Tree, projectName: string, builderName: string, builderOpts: any): void | never {
+  const config = readConfig(host);
+  const appConfig = getAngularAppConfig(config, projectName);
+  appConfig.architect[builderName] = builderOpts;
+  writeConfig(host, config);
 }
 
 export type WorkspaceSchema = experimental.workspace.WorkspaceSchema;