diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/backend/buildImage.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/backend/buildImage.ts
index a847f1ef54..258ef102d7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/backend/buildImage.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/backend/buildImage.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ import { createDistWorkspace } from '../../lib/packager';
 import { paths } from '../../lib/paths';
 import { run } from '../../lib/run';
 
+const PKG_PATH = 'package.json';
+
 export default async (imageTag: string) => {
-  const tempDistWorkspace = await createDistWorkspace(['example-backend'], {
+  const pkgPath = paths.resolveTarget(PKG_PATH);
+  const pkg = await fs.readJson(pkgPath);
+  const tempDistWorkspace = await createDistWorkspace([pkg.name], {
     files: [
       'package.json',
       'yarn.lock',
@@ -28,7 +32,6 @@ export default async (imageTag: string) => {
       { src: paths.resolveTarget('Dockerfile'), dest: 'Dockerfile' },
     ],
   });
-
   console.log(`Dist workspace ready at ${tempDistWorkspace}`);
 
   await run('docker', ['build', '.', '-t', imageTag], {