diff --git a/src/staxfile/compose_generator.ts b/src/staxfile/compose_generator.ts
index 3cc00e7..ce4b31e 100644
--- a/src/staxfile/compose_generator.ts
+++ b/src/staxfile/compose_generator.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class ComposeGenerator {
       const service = this.config.services[name]
 
       service.labels = service.labels || {}
+      service.labels['dev.stax.app'] = process.cwd().split("/").pop() // TODO: probably need a better way to do this later
 
       if (this.options.staxfile)
         service.labels['dev.stax.staxfile'] = this.options.staxfile