diff --git a/poetry/masonry/publishing/publisher.py b/poetry/masonry/publishing/publisher.py
index f8c8356f4f8..17fe85828c9 100644
--- a/poetry/masonry/publishing/publisher.py
+++ b/poetry/masonry/publishing/publisher.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def publish(self, repository_name):
 
         if not repository_name:
             url = 'https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/'
+            repository_name = 'pypi'
         else:
             # Retrieving config information
             config_file = Path(CONFIG_DIR) / 'config.toml'