diff --git a/lib/cmd.js b/lib/cmd.js
index 1f296818..9a065c6d 100644
--- a/lib/cmd.js
+++ b/lib/cmd.js
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ class Cmd {
       .description('new application')
       .action(function (name) {
         if (name === undefined) {
-          let parentDirectory = path.dirname(__dirname).split("/").pop();
-          return promptly.prompt("Name your app (default is " + parentDirectory + "):", {
-            default: parentDirectory,
+          return promptly.prompt("Name your app (default is embarkDApp):", {
+            default: "embarkDApp",
             validator: validateName
           }, function (err, inputvalue) {
             if (err) {