diff --git a/aspen/wsgi.py b/aspen/wsgi.py
index dc37ec4de..da5a51baf 100644
--- a/aspen/wsgi.py
+++ b/aspen/wsgi.py
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
 from aspen.website import Website
 
 website = Website([])
+application = website  # many servers look for this name