diff --git a/examples/flaskr/flaskr/factory.py b/examples/flaskr/flaskr/factory.py
index a0f2d235..bba9b400 100644
--- a/examples/flaskr/flaskr/factory.py
+++ b/examples/flaskr/flaskr/factory.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from flaskr.blueprints.flaskr import init_db
 
 
 def create_app(config=None):
-    app = Flask(__name__)
+    app = Flask(__name__.split('.')[0])
 
     app.config.update(dict(
         DATABASE=os.path.join(app.root_path, 'flaskr.db'),
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ def register_teardowns(app):
     def close_db(error):
         """Closes the database again at the end of the request."""
         if hasattr(g, 'sqlite_db'):
-            g.sqlite_db.close()
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+            g.sqlite_db.close()