diff --git a/fluxc/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/fluxc/network/xmlrpc/post/PostXMLRPCClient.java b/fluxc/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/fluxc/network/xmlrpc/post/PostXMLRPCClient.java
index ca3e1f6cc0..9bb35867d7 100644
--- a/fluxc/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/fluxc/network/xmlrpc/post/PostXMLRPCClient.java
+++ b/fluxc/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/fluxc/network/xmlrpc/post/PostXMLRPCClient.java
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ private static Map<String, Object> postModelToContentStruct(PostModel post) {
         }
 
         contentStruct.put("post_excerpt", post.getExcerpt());
+        contentStruct.put("post_name", post.getSlug());
         contentStruct.put("post_status", post.getStatus());
 
         // Geolocation