diff --git a/scripts/make-packaging-target.py b/scripts/make-packaging-target.py
index 660d737af6d2c2ee2589a699a93e118a2079cb5c..1afb9892adc9b81172c0d6f709ad5594ca988926 100755
--- a/scripts/make-packaging-target.py
+++ b/scripts/make-packaging-target.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def run_generate_all(parsed_args):
         {
             "distribution": "snap",
             "output_file": ".packages-built",
-            "options": "-e SNAP_PKG_NAME=${SNAP_PKG_NAME}",
+            "options": "-e SNAP_PKG_NAME=$(or $(SNAP_PKG_NAME),jami)",
         },
 
     ]