diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/app.template.py b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/app.template.py
index bc43099fd2026..bf6da5f40868f 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/app.template.py
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v1/app/python/app.template.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from %name.PythonModule%.%name.PythonModule%_stack import %name.PascalCased%Stack
 
 
-app = cdk.App()
-%name.PascalCased%Stack(app, "%name.StackName%")
+app = core.App()
+%name.PascalCased%Stack(app, "%name.PascalCased%Stack")
 
 app.synth()
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/app.template.py b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/app.template.py
index a1dd331433422..5d1fa551c1c70 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/app.template.py
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/v2/app/python/app.template.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 
 app = core.App()
-%name.PascalCased%Stack(app, "%name.StackName%")
+%name.PascalCased%Stack(app, "%name.PascalCased%Stack")
 
 app.synth()