diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index cd681c9..69cd6a4 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -190,12 +190,11 @@ def fix_mount_dict(compose, mount_dict, proj_name, srv_name):
         elif not name:
             external = vol.get("external", None)
             if isinstance(external, dict):
-                ext_name = external.get("name", f"{source}")
+                vol["name"] = external.get("name", f"{source}")
             elif external:
-                ext_name = f"{source}"
+                vol["name"] = f"{source}"
             else:
-                ext_name = None
-            vol["name"] = ext_name if ext_name else f"{proj_name}_{source}"
+                vol["name"] = f"{proj_name}_{source}"
     return mount_dict