diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/defaults/main.yml
index 7aaa1b8268..85e66a456e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-project_name: "nova-cell"
+project_name: "nova"
 
 nova_cell_services:
   nova-libvirt: