diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/monasca/defaults/main.yml
index 5eac1a4e95851f51965b353b56a37ae1959f8d01..ab335ac4d54df70b978cb5321234534f2fe77111 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+project_name: "monasca"
+
 monasca_services:
   monasca-api:
     container_name: monasca_api