diff --git a/TTS/__init__.py b/TTS/__init__.py
index 53d10f1f..eaf05db1 100644
--- a/TTS/__init__.py
+++ b/TTS/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "VERSION"), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "VERSION"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     version = f.read().strip()
 
 __version__ = version
diff --git a/TTS/config/shared_configs.py b/TTS/config/shared_configs.py
index caa169d9..af054346 100644
--- a/TTS/config/shared_configs.py
+++ b/TTS/config/shared_configs.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class BaseTrainingConfig(Coqpit):
             Name of the model that is used in the training.
 
         run_name (str):
-            Name of the experiment. This prefixes the output folder name.
+            Name of the experiment. This prefixes the output folder name. Defaults to `coqui_tts`.
 
         run_description (str):
             Short description of the experiment.
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class BaseTrainingConfig(Coqpit):
     """
 
     model: str = None
-    run_name: str = ""
+    run_name: str = "coqui_tts"
     run_description: str = ""
     # training params
     epochs: int = 10000