diff --git a/.changeset/wild-gorillas-decide.md b/.changeset/wild-gorillas-decide.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad949ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-gorillas-decide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cartesi/cli": patch
+---
+
+use cartesi as compose project name
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/run.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/run.ts
index fc07c08d..a08513bb 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -40,21 +40,6 @@ export default class Run extends BaseCommand<typeof Run> {
 
     public async run(): Promise<void> {
         const { flags } = await this.parse(Run);
-        let projectName: string;
-
-        if (flags["no-backend"]) {
-            projectName = "cartesi-node";
-        } else {
-            // get machine hash
-            const hash = this.getMachineHash();
-            // Check if snapshot exists
-            if (!hash) {
-                throw new Error(
-                    `Cartesi machine snapshot not found, run '${this.config.bin} build'`,
-                );
-            }
-            projectName = hash.substring(2, 10);
-        }
 
         // path of the tool instalation
         const binPath = path.join(
@@ -83,8 +68,11 @@ export default class Run extends BaseCommand<typeof Run> {
             CARTESI_LISTEN_PORT: listenPort.toString(),
         };
 
+        // cartesi
+        const composeFiles = ["docker-compose-cartesi.yaml"];
+
         // validator
-        const composeFiles = ["docker-compose-validator.yaml"];
+        composeFiles.push("docker-compose-validator.yaml");
 
         // prompt
         composeFiles.push("docker-compose-prompt.yaml");
@@ -119,14 +107,7 @@ export default class Run extends BaseCommand<typeof Run> {
             .map((f) => ["--file", path.join(binPath, "node", f)])
             .flat();
 
-        const compose_args = [
-            "compose",
-            ...files,
-            "--project-directory",
-            ".",
-            "--project-name",
-            projectName,
-        ];
+        const compose_args = ["compose", ...files, "--project-directory", "."];
 
         const up_args = [];
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/node/docker-compose-cartesi.yaml b/apps/cli/src/node/docker-compose-cartesi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..241be776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cli/src/node/docker-compose-cartesi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name: cartesi