diff --git a/glance/common/config.py b/glance/common/config.py
index 45cea5d..96ac05b 100644
--- a/glance/common/config.py
+++ b/glance/common/config.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def load_paste_app(app_name=None):
             cannot be loaded from config file
     """
     if app_name is None:
-        app_name = CONF.prog
+        app_name = "glance-api"
 
     # append the deployment flavor to the application name,
     # in order to identify the appropriate paste pipeline