diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 67f6ecc..f4291f9 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 	"repo_group": "openstack",
 	"repo_name": "replace with the name for the git repo",
 	"project_short_description": "OpenStack Boilerplate contains all the boilerplate you need to create an OpenStack package."
+    "project_name": "replace with the lp project used for the specs in the repo",
 }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index c8b869b..c41aa75 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ Pull requests submitted through GitHub will be ignored.
 
 Bugs should be filed on Launchpad, not GitHub:
 
-   https://bugs.launchpad.net/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}
+   https://bugs.launchpad.net/{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}