diff --git a/src/milex_scheduler/apps/milex_schedule.py b/src/milex_scheduler/apps/milex_schedule.py
index d4048a2..1505ddb 100644
--- a/src/milex_scheduler/apps/milex_schedule.py
+++ b/src/milex_scheduler/apps/milex_schedule.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument('script',                        help='Name of the script to schedule.')
     parser.add_argument('--name',   default=None,        help='Name of the job bundle (JSON file containing multiple jobs/scripts to be scheduled). '
                                                               'If not provided, the script name is used as the bundle name.')
+    parser.add_argument('--job_name', default=None,      help='Name of the job to schedule. If not provided, the script name is used as the job name.')
     parser.add_argument('--append', action='store_true', help='Append the job to an existing bundle. '
                                                               'If not provided, a new unique bundle is created using current timestamp.')
     parser.add_argument('--submit', action='store_true', help='Submit the job immediately after scheduling it.')
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ def parse_args():
 def main():
     args, script_args = parse_args()
     job = {
+        "name": args.script if args.job_name is None else args.job_name,
         "script": args.script,
         "script_args": script_args,
         "dependencies": args.dependencies,
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_milex_job_scheduler.py b/tests/integration/test_milex_job_scheduler.py
index ad46798..86be8ee 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_milex_job_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_milex_job_scheduler.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def mock_parse_known_args():
             Namespace(
                 script="job_name",
                 name="bundle_name",
+                job_name=None,
                 job=None,
                 append=False,
                 submit=False,
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ def test_parse_script_args_success(mock_run):
 # )
 
 
-def test_cli(mock_parse_known_args, mock_run):
+def test_schedule_cli(mock_parse_known_args, mock_run):
     # Adjust the mock to return a JSON string that matches the expected output from the CLI application
     mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
         returncode=0,
@@ -128,7 +129,9 @@ def test_cli(mock_parse_known_args, mock_run):
     assert expected_job_args == {"custom_arg1": "value1", "custom_arg2": "value2"}
 
 
-def test_main(mock_submit_job, mock_parse_known_args, mock_run, mock_load_config):
+def test_schedule_main(
+    mock_submit_job, mock_parse_known_args, mock_run, mock_load_config
+):
     # Adjust mock_run to simulate the output from a successful CLI application run
     mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
         returncode=0,
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ def test_main(mock_submit_job, mock_parse_known_args, mock_run, mock_load_config
         Namespace(
             script="job_name",
             name="bundle_name",
+            job_name=None,
             job=None,
             append=False,
             submit=True,