diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 84ed9a0f2c8c2f702261e2f76ad385995cc0931e..b6c9c789bde24db52281b08e48a7d8062309d0d1 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "template_path": "templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml",
   "kind": "build",
   "prefix": "python",
+  "job_prefix": "py",
   "is_component": true,
   "variables": [
     {