diff --git a/pkg/compose/top.go b/pkg/compose/top.go
index 1ac4cd4c4c..742a974bc5 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/top.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/top.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *composeService) Top(ctx context.Context, projectName string, services [
 			}
 			summary[i] = api.ContainerProcSummary{
 				ID:        container.ID,
-				Name:      getCanonicalContainerName(container),
+				Name:      getContainerNameWithoutProject(container),
 				Processes: topContent.Processes,
 				Titles:    topContent.Titles,
 			}