diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/files/src/server/api/greet.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/files/src/server/api/greet.ts__tmpl__
index da8c6a451a6d2..9109551275b04 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/files/src/server/api/greet.ts__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/files/src/server/api/greet.ts__tmpl__
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { defineEventHandler, getQuery } from 'h3';
 
 export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
   const q = getQuery(event);
-  const name = q.name || 'World';
+  const projectName = q.name || 'World';
 
   return {
     message: `Hello ${projectName}`,