diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py
index 3f935f591ff..4b9a6ae46e2 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/driver.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async def submit(
         executable: str,
         /,
         *args: str,
-        name: str = "dummy",
+        name: str | None = None,
         runpath: Path | None = None,
         num_cpu: int | None = 1,
         realization_memory: int | None = 0,
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
index 5936539e381..6db0bd838f8 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def submit(
         executable: str,
         /,
         *args: str,
-        name: str = "dummy",
+        name: str | None = None,
         runpath: Path | None = None,
         num_cpu: int | None = 1,
         realization_memory: int | None = 0,
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py
index 6a0960c4264..469ec46c81c 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py
@@ -292,13 +292,15 @@ async def submit(
         executable: str,
         /,
         *args: str,
-        name: str = "dummy",
+        name: str | None = None,
         runpath: Path | None = None,
         num_cpu: int | None = 1,
         realization_memory: int | None = 0,
     ) -> None:
         if runpath is None:
             runpath = Path.cwd()
+        if name is None:
+            name = Path(executable).name
 
         arg_queue_name = ["-q", self._queue_name] if self._queue_name else []
         arg_project_code = ["-P", self._project_code] if self._project_code else []
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/openpbs_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/openpbs_driver.py
index 03683611004..9cf0f97703b 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/openpbs_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/openpbs_driver.py
@@ -215,13 +215,15 @@ async def submit(
         executable: str,
         /,
         *args: str,
-        name: str = "dummy",
+        name: str | None = None,
         runpath: Path | None = None,
         num_cpu: int | None = 1,
         realization_memory: int | None = 0,
     ) -> None:
         if runpath is None:
             runpath = Path.cwd()
+        if name is None:
+            name = Path(executable).name
 
         arg_queue_name = ["-q", self._queue_name] if self._queue_name else []
         arg_project_code = ["-A", self._project_code] if self._project_code else []
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/slurm_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/slurm_driver.py
index 3a93cc43a69..3d5a4435543 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/slurm_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/slurm_driver.py
@@ -155,13 +155,15 @@ async def submit(
         executable: str,
         /,
         *args: str,
-        name: str = "dummy",
+        name: str | None = None,
         runpath: Path | None = None,
         num_cpu: int | None = 1,
         realization_memory: int | None = 0,
     ) -> None:
         if runpath is None:
             runpath = Path.cwd()
+        if name is None:
+            name = Path(executable).name
 
         script = create_submit_script(runpath, executable, args, self.activate_script)
         script_path: Path | None = None
diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py
index 088575ad618..369356b2f9f 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py
@@ -1167,6 +1167,13 @@ async def test_submit_with_resource_requirement_with_bsub_capture():
     assert "hname" not in Path("captured_bsub_args").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_bsub")
+async def test_empty_job_name():
+    driver = LsfDriver()
+    await driver.submit(0, "/bin/sleep")
+    assert " -J sleep " in Path("captured_bsub_args").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration_test
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("use_tmpdir")
 async def test_submit_with_num_cpu(pytestconfig, job_name):
diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py
index 41f99b61c2f..f8745f54f6d 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ async def test_job_name():
     assert " -Nsleepy " in Path("captured_qsub_args").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_qsub")
+async def test_empty_job_name():
+    driver = OpenPBSDriver()
+    await driver.submit(0, "/bin/sleep")
+    assert " -Nsleep " in Path("captured_qsub_args").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_qsub")
 async def test_job_name_with_prefix():
     driver = OpenPBSDriver(job_prefix="pre_")
diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_slurm_driver.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_slurm_driver.py
index b39875b2e67..16c6dfb783a 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_slurm_driver.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_slurm_driver.py
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ async def test_project_code_is_set(project_code):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_sbatch")
+async def test_empty_job_name():
+    driver = SlurmDriver()
+    await driver.submit(0, "/bin/sleep")
+    assert "--job-name=sleep" in Path("captured_sbatch_args").read_text(
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_sbatch")
 @given(max_runtime=st.floats(min_value=1, max_value=999999999))
 async def test_max_runtime_is_properly_formatted(max_runtime):