diff --git a/lib/graph.ts b/lib/graph.ts
index 0d85354..c01e58f 100644
--- a/lib/graph.ts
+++ b/lib/graph.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface QueueItem {
 
 export async function buildGraph(
   snykGraph: SnykGraph,
-  projectName: string,
+  rootPkgName: string,
   projectVersion: string,
   coordinateMap?: CoordinateMap,
 ) {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function buildGraph(
   const isEmptyGraph = !snykGraph || Object.keys(snykGraph).length === 0;
 
   const depGraphBuilder = new DepGraphBuilder(pkgManager, {
-    name: projectName,
+    name: rootPkgName,
     version: projectVersion || '0.0.0',
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 742fc72..d6e7047 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -623,14 +623,14 @@ export async function processProjectsInExtractedJSON(
 
     const isSubProject = projectId !== defaultProjectKey;
 
-    let projectName = defaultProject;
+    let rootPkgName = defaultProject;
     if (isSubProject) {
-      projectName = `${defaultProject}/${projectId}`;
+      rootPkgName = `${defaultProject}/${projectId}`;
     }
 
     extractedJSON.projects[projectId].depGraph = await buildGraph(
       snykGraph,
-      projectName,
+      rootPkgName,
       projectVersion,
       coordinateMap,
     );