diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index ef5b1a3..5345cbf 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ A spackle project is defined by a `spackle.toml` file at the root directory. Bel
 
 <span style="color: darkseagreen;">{s}</span> = slot environment (`{{ }}` will be replaced by slot values)
 
-### Universal slots
+### Global slots
 
-Universal slots are available in all slot environments (`.j2` file contents, file names, <span style="color: darkseagreen;">{s}</span> fields).
+Global slots are available in all slot environments (`.j2` file contents, file names, <span style="color: darkseagreen;">{s}</span> fields).
 
 - `_project_name` `string`
+  - The name of the project itself
+- `_output_name` `string`
   - The name of the output directory
 
 ## Project-level config
 
 ### name `string`
 
-The name of the project. This also sets the `project_name` universal slot, so keep that in mind. If this isn't set, the project name will be inferred from the directory name.
+The name of the project. This also sets the `_project_name` global slot, so keep that in mind. If this isn't set, the project name will be inferred from the directory name.
 
 ```toml
 name = "my_cool_project"
diff --git a/src/copy.rs b/src/copy.rs
index a0482b9..1f024f1 100644
--- a/src/copy.rs
+++ b/src/copy.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ mod tests {
         fs::write(
             src_dir.join(format!("{}.tmpl", "{{template_name}}")),
             // copy will not do any replacement so contents should remain as is
-            "{{_project_name}}",
+            "{{_output_name}}",
         )
         .unwrap();
         assert!(src_dir.join("{{template_name}}.tmpl").exists());
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ mod tests {
             &vec![],
             &HashMap::from([
                 ("template_name".to_string(), "template".to_string()),
-                ("_project_name".to_string(), "foo".to_string()),
+                ("_output_name".to_string(), "foo".to_string()),
             ]),
         )
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/src/hook.rs b/src/hook.rs
index cda19e7..4c8cd71 100644
--- a/src/hook.rs
+++ b/src/hook.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use tokio::pin;
 use tokio_stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use users::User;
 
-use crate::get_output_name;
 use crate::needs::{is_satisfied, Needy};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -230,12 +229,6 @@ pub fn run_hooks_stream(
     data: &HashMap<String, String>,
     run_as_user: Option<User>,
 ) -> Result<impl Stream<Item = HookStreamResult>, Error> {
-    let mut slot_data = data.clone();
-    slot_data.insert(
-        "_project_name".to_string(),
-        get_output_name(&dir.as_ref().to_path_buf()),
-    );
-
     let mut skipped_hooks = Vec::new();
     let mut queued_hooks = Vec::new();
 
@@ -714,7 +707,7 @@ mod tests {
             },
             Hook {
                 key: "2".to_string(),
-                command: vec!["echo".to_string(), "{{ _project_name }}".to_string()],
+                command: vec!["echo".to_string(), "{{ _output_name }}".to_string()],
                 ..Hook::default()
             },
         ];
@@ -726,7 +719,7 @@ mod tests {
             &HashMap::from([
                 ("field_1".to_string(), "echo".to_string()),
                 ("field_2".to_string(), "test".to_string()),
-                ("_project_name".to_string(), "spackle".to_string()),
+                ("_output_name".to_string(), "spackle".to_string()),
             ]),
             None,
         )
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5390442..5a27a72 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ impl Project {
     ///
     /// out_dir is the path to what will become the filled directory
     pub fn generate(
+        &self,
         project_dir: &PathBuf,
         out_dir: &PathBuf,
         slot_data: &HashMap<String, String>,
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ impl Project {
         let config = config::load_dir(project_dir).map_err(GenerateError::BadConfig)?;
 
         let mut slot_data = slot_data.clone();
-        slot_data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
+        slot_data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), self.get_name());
+        slot_data.insert("_output_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
 
         // Copy all non-template files to the output directory
         copy::copy(project_dir, &out_dir, &config.ignore, &slot_data)
@@ -155,7 +157,8 @@ impl Project {
         data: &HashMap<String, String>,
     ) -> Result<copy::CopyResult, copy::Error> {
         let mut data = data.clone();
-        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
+        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), self.get_name());
+        data.insert("_output_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
 
         copy::copy(&self.path, out_dir, &self.config.ignore, &data)
     }
@@ -166,7 +169,8 @@ impl Project {
         data: &HashMap<String, String>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Result<template::RenderedFile, template::FileError>>, tera::Error> {
         let mut data = data.clone();
-        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
+        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), self.get_name());
+        data.insert("_output_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
 
         template::fill(&self.path, out_dir, &data)
     }
@@ -181,7 +185,8 @@ impl Project {
         run_as_user: Option<User>,
     ) -> Result<impl Stream<Item = hook::HookStreamResult>, RunHooksError> {
         let mut data = data.clone();
-        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
+        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), self.get_name());
+        data.insert("_output_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
 
         let result = hook::run_hooks_stream(
             out_dir.to_owned(),
@@ -205,16 +210,8 @@ impl Project {
         run_as_user: Option<User>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<hook::HookResult>, hook::Error> {
         let mut data = data.clone();
-        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
-        data.insert(
-            "_output_name".to_string(),
-            // TODO better handle unwrap
-            out_dir
-                .file_name()
-                .unwrap_or_default()
-                .to_string_lossy()
-                .into_owned(),
-        );
+        data.insert("_project_name".to_string(), self.get_name());
+        data.insert("_output_name".to_string(), get_output_name(out_dir));
 
         let result = hook::run_hooks(
             &self.config.hooks,
diff --git a/src/template.rs b/src/template.rs
index 8d368c6..a2a35b9 100644
--- a/src/template.rs
+++ b/src/template.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ pub fn validate(dir: &PathBuf, slots: &Vec<Slot>) -> Result<(), ValidateError> {
     )
     .map_err(ValidateError::TeraError)?;
     context.insert("_project_name".to_string(), "");
+    context.insert("_output_name".to_string(), "");
 
     let errors = tera
         .get_template_names()
diff --git a/tests/data/templated/file.j2 b/tests/data/templated/file.j2
index e18d6b2..3cdd987 100644
--- a/tests/data/templated/file.j2
+++ b/tests/data/templated/file.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {{ slot_1 }}
-{{ _project_name }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ _output_name }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/universal/{{_project_name}}.j2 b/tests/data/universal/{{_project_name}}.j2
index e2db8d8..5e1dc46 100644
--- a/tests/data/universal/{{_project_name}}.j2
+++ b/tests/data/universal/{{_project_name}}.j2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{_project_name}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{_output_name}}
\ No newline at end of file