diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/lib/pipeline.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/lib/pipeline.ts
index 75fb655560c6b..09de29bedb663 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/lib/pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/lib/pipeline.ts
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class AssetPublishing extends Construct {
       const id = command.assetType === AssetType.FILE ? `FileAsset${this._fileAssetCtr++}` : `DockerAsset${this._dockerAssetCtr++}`;
 
       action = this.publishers[command.assetId] = new PublishAssetsAction(this, id, {
-        actionName: command.assetId,
+        actionName: id,
         cloudAssemblyInput: this.props.cloudAssemblyInput,
         cdkCliVersion: this.props.cdkCliVersion,
         assetType: command.assetType,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/pipeline-assets.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/pipeline-assets.test.ts
index e0d4119c326db..084fe467413bb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/pipeline-assets.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/pipelines/test/pipeline-assets.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test('assets are also published when using the lower-level addStackArtifactDeplo
       Name: 'Assets',
       Actions: [
         objectLike({
-          Name: FILE_ASSET_SOURCE_HASH,
+          Name: 'FileAsset1',
           RunOrder: 1,
         }),
       ],