diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation.go
index bf8ecb3f8..3cd72360f 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation.go
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ func getLoadBalancerSecurityGroups(project *types.Project, template *cloudformat
 }
 
 func createLoadBalancer(project *types.Project, template *cloudformation.Template) string {
-	loadBalancerName := fmt.Sprintf("%sLoadBalancer", strings.Title(project.Name))
+
+	// load balancer names are limited to 32 characters total
+	loadBalancerName := fmt.Sprintf("%.32s", fmt.Sprintf("%sLoadBalancer", strings.Title(project.Name)))
 	// Create LoadBalancer if `ParameterLoadBalancerName` is not set
 	template.Conditions["CreateLoadBalancer"] = cloudformation.Equals("", cloudformation.Ref(ParameterLoadBalancerARN))
 
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation_test.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation_test.go
index 8a03e0f58..d362a93fc 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation_test.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/cloudformation_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestSimpleWithOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRolePolicy(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   foo:
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ services:
 }
 
 func TestMapNetworksToSecurityGroups(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   test:
     image: hello_world
     networks:
-      - front-tier 
-      - back-tier 
+      - front-tier
+      - back-tier
 
 networks:
   front-tier:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ networks:
 }
 
 func TestLoadBalancerTypeApplication(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test123456789009876543211234567890", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   test:
@@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ services:
 `)
 	lb := template.Resources["TestLoadBalancer"].(*elasticloadbalancingv2.LoadBalancer)
 	assert.Check(t, lb != nil)
+	assert.Check(t, len(lb.Name) <= 32)
 	assert.Check(t, lb.Type == elbv2.LoadBalancerTypeEnumApplication)
 	assert.Check(t, len(lb.SecurityGroups) > 0)
 }
 
 func TestServiceReplicas(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   test:
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ services:
 }
 
 func TestLoadBalancerTypeNetwork(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   test:
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ services:
 }
 
 func TestServiceMapping(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   test:
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func get(l []ecs.TaskDefinition_KeyValuePair, name string) string {
 }
 
 func TestResourcesHaveProjectTagSet(t *testing.T) {
-	template := convertYaml(t, `
+	template := convertYaml(t, "test", `
 version: "3"
 services:
   test:
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ func load(t *testing.T, paths ...string) *types.Project {
 	return project
 }
 
-func convertYaml(t *testing.T, yaml string) *cloudformation.Template {
+func convertYaml(t *testing.T, name string, yaml string) *cloudformation.Template {
 	dict, err := loader.ParseYAML([]byte(yaml))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	model, err := loader.Load(types.ConfigDetails{
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/testdata/simple/simple-cloudformation-with-overrides-conversion.golden b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/testdata/simple/simple-cloudformation-with-overrides-conversion.golden
index b2d1ffad8..0bc56cf99 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/testdata/simple/simple-cloudformation-with-overrides-conversion.golden
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/testdata/simple/simple-cloudformation-with-overrides-conversion.golden
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@
       },
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::SecurityGroupIngress"
     },
-    "TestSimpleWithOverridesLoadBalancer": {
+    "TestSimpleWithOverridesLoadBalan": {
       "Condition": "CreateLoadBalancer",
       "Properties": {
-        "Name": "TestSimpleWithOverridesLoadBalancer",
+        "Name": "TestSimpleWithOverridesLoadBalan",
         "Scheme": "internet-facing",
         "SecurityGroups": [
           {