diff --git a/manifests/keymaster.pp b/manifests/keymaster.pp
index 0d78b935..200eea78 100644
--- a/manifests/keymaster.pp
+++ b/manifests/keymaster.pp
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@
 #   Thiago da Silva thiago@redhat.com
 #
 class swift::keymaster(
-
   $api_class           = 'barbican',
   $key_id              = undef,
   $username            = 'swift',
   $password            = undef,
-  $project_name        = 'service',
+  $project_name        = 'services',
   $project_id          = undef,
   $auth_endpoint       = undef,
   $project_domain_name = undef,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/consistent-project-name-9b53534b86710ff3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/consistent-project-name-9b53534b86710ff3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ade35215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/consistent-project-name-9b53534b86710ff3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default value for swift::keymaster::project_name has been changed
+    from 'service' to 'services'.
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_keymaster.rb b/spec/classes/swift_keymaster.rb
index 6b8077f5..2ced7b40 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_keymaster.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_keymaster.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe 'swift::keymaster' do
     describe "when using default parameters" do
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_keymaster_config('kms_keymaster/api_class').with_value('castellan.key_manager.barbican_key_manager.BarbicanKeyManager') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_keymaster_config('kms_keymaster/username').with_value('swift') }
-      it { is_expected.to contain_swift_keymaster_config('kms_keymaster/project_name').with_value('service') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_swift_keymaster_config('kms_keymaster/project_name').with_value('services') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_keymaster_config('kms_keymaster/project_domain_id').with_value('default') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_keymaster_config('kms_keymaster/user_domain_id').with_value('default') }
     end