diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts
index 592c27be71478..a91908826632a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.spec.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,20 @@ describe('utils', () => {
         )
       ).toEqual([]);
     });
-    it('should interpolate {workspaceRoot} and {projectRoot}', () => {
+
+    it('should interpolate {workspaceRoot}, {projectRoot} and {projectName}', () => {
       expect(
         getOutputsForTargetAndConfiguration(
           task,
           getNode({
-            outputs: ['{workspaceRoot}/one', '{projectRoot}/two'],
+            outputs: [
+              '{workspaceRoot}/one',
+              '{projectRoot}/two',
+              '{projectName}/three',
+            ],
           })
         )
-      ).toEqual(['one', 'myapp/two']);
+      ).toEqual(['one', 'myapp/two', 'myapp/three']);
     });
 
     it('should interpolate {projectRoot} when it is not in front', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts
index dbaa6014f975d..5784be714e070 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/utils.ts
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ export function getOutputsForTargetAndConfiguration(
       .map((output: string) => {
         return interpolate(output, {
           projectRoot: node.data.root,
-          projectName: node.data.name,
-          project: { ...node.data, name: node.data.name }, // this is legacy
+          projectName: node.name,
+          project: { ...node.data, name: node.name }, // this is legacy
           options,
         });
       })