diff --git a/planetstack/core/models/sliver.py b/planetstack/core/models/sliver.py
index ec7f266..c694a1e 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/models/sliver.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/models/sliver.py
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
             return u'unsaved-sliver'
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwds):
-        if not self.name:
-            self.name = self.slice.name
+        self.name = self.slice.slicename
         if not self.creator and hasattr(self, 'caller'):
             self.creator = self.caller
         self.deploymentNetwork = self.node.deployment