diff --git a/lib/config/env.php b/lib/config/env.php
index 6124b35f56..e214caf448 100644
--- a/lib/config/env.php
+++ b/lib/config/env.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace MailPoet\Config;
 if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
 
 class Env {
+  public static $plugin_name;
   public static $plugin_prefix;
   public static $db_prefix;
   public static $db_source_name;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class Env {
 
   public static function init() {
     global $wpdb;
+    self::$plugin_name = 'mailpoet';
     self::$plugin_prefix = 'mailpoet_';
     self::$db_prefix = $wpdb->prefix . self::$plugin_prefix;
     self::$db_source_name = self::dbSourceName();
diff --git a/lib/config/initializer.php b/lib/config/initializer.php
index 9ef60af110..d38f565d6d 100644
--- a/lib/config/initializer.php
+++ b/lib/config/initializer.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Initializer {
 
     $this->data = array();
     $this->version = $params['version'];
-    $this->shortname = 'wysija-newsletters';
+    $this->shortname = Env::$plugin_name;
     $this->file = $params['file'];
     $this->path =(dirname($this->file));
     $this->views_path = $this->path . '/views';