diff --git a/sopel/bot.py b/sopel/bot.py
index 5e9469d52f..779a3f07b4 100644
--- a/sopel/bot.py
+++ b/sopel/bot.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def register(self, callables, jobs, shutdowns, urls):
                         callable_name)
 
             if commands:
-                plugin_name = callbl.__module__.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]
+                plugin_name = callbl.plugin_name
                 # TODO doc and make decorator for this. Not sure if this is how
                 # it should work yet, so not making it public for 6.0.
                 category = getattr(callbl, 'category', plugin_name)