diff --git a/src/gitlab/client.rs b/src/gitlab/client.rs
index fe1eeed..6d09d63 100644
--- a/src/gitlab/client.rs
+++ b/src/gitlab/client.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl Client {
 
     pub async fn make_project(
         &self,
-        name: String,
+        slug: String,
         group_id: types::GroupId,
         info: &types::Project,
     ) -> reqwest::Result<types::Project> {
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ impl Client {
             namespace_id: types::GroupId,
         }
 
-        let path = name.clone();
+        let name = info.name.clone();
+        let path = slug.clone();
         let namespace_id = group_id;
         let description = self.make_project_description(info.description.clone());
 
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ impl Client {
         project_info: &types::Project,
     ) -> reqwest::Result<types::Project> {
         let mut parent_id = root_group.as_ref().map(|gr| gr.id);
-        let project_name = path.pop().expect("invalid project path");
+        let project_slug = path.pop().expect("invalid project path");
         let mut current_namespace = root_group
             .as_ref()
             .map(|gr| gr.full_path.clone())
@@ -274,13 +275,13 @@ impl Client {
         }
 
         match self
-            .project_exist(format!("{}/{}", current_namespace, project_name))
+            .project_exist(format!("{}/{}", current_namespace, project_slug))
             .await?
         {
             Some(p) => self.update_project(&p, project_info).await,
             None => {
                 self.make_project(
-                    project_name,
+                    project_slug,
                     parent_id.unwrap_or_else(|| {
                         panic!(
                             "Parent group for project {} not found",
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.rs b/tests/integration_test.rs
index e11d5ad..636f8dc 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_test.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ mod tests {
         #[derive(Deserialize)]
         struct Project {
             description: String,
+            name: String,
         }
 
         let url_prefix = format!("{}api/v4/projects", GITLAB_HOST);
@@ -90,14 +91,19 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         // check description
-        let projects = vec![p1_name, p2_name, p3_name];
-        for project in projects {
+        let projects = vec![
+            (p1_name, "project_1"),
+            (p2_name, "Project 2"),
+            (p3_name, "project_3"),
+        ];
+        for (project, project_name) in projects {
             let url = format!("{}/{}?access_token={}", url_prefix, project, gitlab_token);
             let resp = client.get(url).send().unwrap().error_for_status().unwrap();
             let p = resp.json::<Project>().unwrap();
             let d_time_str = p.description.split(" 🦞 Synced: ").last().unwrap();
             let d_time = DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(d_time_str).unwrap();
             assert!(d_time >= start_time);
+            assert!(p.name == project_name);
         }
     }