diff --git a/helm/types.go b/helm/types.go
index e00b3d6..bd2d717 100644
--- a/helm/types.go
+++ b/helm/types.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewBase() *K8sBase {
 	b := &K8sBase{
 		Metadata: NewMetadata(),
 	}
-	b.Metadata.Labels[K+"/project"] = getProjectName()
+	b.Metadata.Labels[K+"/project"] = GetProjectName()
 	b.Metadata.Labels[K+"/release"] = "{{ .Release.Name }}"
 	b.Metadata.Annotations[K+"/version"] = Version
 	return b
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (k K8sBase) Get() string {
 	return k.Kind
 }
 
-func getProjectName() string {
+func GetProjectName() string {
 	if len(Appname) > 0 {
 		return Appname
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 39fbaf2..915afc9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var ChartsDir = "chart"
 func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&ChartsDir, "chart-dir", ChartsDir, "set the chart directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&ComposeFile, "compose", ComposeFile, "set the compose file to parse")
-	flag.StringVar(&AppName, "appname", AppName, "sive the helm chart app name")
+	flag.StringVar(&AppName, "appname", helm.GetProjectName(), "set the helm chart app name")
 	flag.StringVar(&AppVersion, "appversion", AppVersion, "set the chart appVersion")
 	version := flag.Bool("version", false, "Show version and exit")
 	force := flag.Bool("force", false, "force the removal of the chart-dir")