diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 30367a47..8ef53626 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 		gui.waitForIntro.Wait()
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*50, gui.renderAppStatus)
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*30, gui.reRenderMain)
+		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*100, gui.refreshProject)
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*100, gui.refreshContainersAndServices)
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*100, gui.refreshVolumes)
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*1000, gui.DockerCommand.UpdateContainerDetails)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/project_panel.go b/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
index 88b5897e..76435f6b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/project_panel.go
@@ -31,11 +31,19 @@ func (gui *Gui) getProjectContextTitles() []string {
 func (gui *Gui) refreshProject() error {
 	v := gui.getProjectView()
 
-	dirName := path.Base(gui.Config.ProjectDir)
+	projectName := path.Base(gui.Config.ProjectDir)
+	if gui.DockerCommand.InDockerComposeProject {
+		for _, service := range gui.DockerCommand.Services {
+			if service.Container != nil {
+				projectName = service.Container.Details.Config.Labels["com.docker.compose.project"]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
 		v.Clear()
-		fmt.Fprint(v, dirName)
+		fmt.Fprint(v, projectName)
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index 633df793..d661a9d9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshSidePanels(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := gui.refreshProject(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }