diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23732d0c9..340005070 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ from redis import Redis
 import os
 app = Flask(__name__)
 redis = Redis(
-    host=os.environ.get('FIGTEST_REDIS_1_PORT_6379_TCP_ADDR'),
-    port=int(os.environ.get('FIGTEST_REDIS_1_PORT_6379_TCP_PORT'))
+    host=os.environ.get('REDIS_1_PORT_6379_TCP_ADDR'),
+    port=int(os.environ.get('REDIS_1_PORT_6379_TCP_PORT'))
 )
 
 @app.route('/')
@@ -274,22 +274,22 @@ If there are existing containers for a service, `fig up` will stop and recreate
 Fig uses [Docker links] to expose services' containers to one another. Each linked container injects a set of environment variables, each of which begins with the uppercase name of the container.
 
 <b><i>name</i>\_PORT</b><br>
-Full URL, e.g. `MYAPP_DB_1_PORT=tcp://172.17.0.5:5432`
+Full URL, e.g. `DB_1_PORT=tcp://172.17.0.5:5432`
 
 <b><i>name</i>\_PORT\_<i>num</i>\_<i>protocol</i></b><br>
-Full URL, e.g. `MYAPP_DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP=tcp://172.17.0.5:5432`
+Full URL, e.g. `DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP=tcp://172.17.0.5:5432`
 
 <b><i>name</i>\_PORT\_<i>num</i>\_<i>protocol</i>\_ADDR</b><br>
-Container's IP address, e.g. `MYAPP_DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP_ADDR=172.17.0.5`
+Container's IP address, e.g. `DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP_ADDR=172.17.0.5`
 
 <b><i>name</i>\_PORT\_<i>num</i>\_<i>protocol</i>\_PORT</b><br>
-Exposed port number, e.g. `MYAPP_DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP_PORT=5432`
+Exposed port number, e.g. `DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP_PORT=5432`
 
 <b><i>name</i>\_PORT\_<i>num</i>\_<i>protocol</i>\_PROTO</b><br>
-Protocol (tcp or udp), e.g. `MYAPP_DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP_PROTO=tcp`
+Protocol (tcp or udp), e.g. `DB_1_PORT_5432_TCP_PROTO=tcp`
 
 <b><i>name</i>\_NAME</b><br>
-Fully qualified container name, e.g. `MYAPP_DB_1_NAME=/myapp_web_1/myapp_db_1`
+Fully qualified container name, e.g. `DB_1_NAME=/myapp_web_1/myapp_db_1`
 
 
 [Docker links]: http://docs.docker.io/en/latest/use/port_redirection/#linking-a-container
diff --git a/fig/container.py b/fig/container.py
index 76f2d29e1..c9417d0f6 100644
--- a/fig/container.py
+++ b/fig/container.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class Container(object):
     def name(self):
         return self.dictionary['Name'][1:]
 
+    @property
+    def name_without_project(self):
+        return '_'.join(self.dictionary['Name'].split('_')[1:])
+
     @property
     def number(self):
         try:
diff --git a/fig/packages/docker/client.py b/fig/packages/docker/client.py
index 7bc46aacf..bc04c40d1 100644
--- a/fig/packages/docker/client.py
+++ b/fig/packages/docker/client.py
@@ -708,8 +708,11 @@ class Client(requests.Session):
         start_config['PublishAllPorts'] = publish_all_ports
 
         if links:
+            if isinstance(links, dict):
+                links = six.iteritems(links)
+
             formatted_links = [
-                '{0}:{1}'.format(k, v) for k, v in sorted(six.iteritems(links))
+                '{0}:{1}'.format(k, v) for k, v in sorted(links)
             ]
 
             start_config['Links'] = formatted_links
diff --git a/fig/service.py b/fig/service.py
index aaaa97ab6..2e7a89d01 100644
--- a/fig/service.py
+++ b/fig/service.py
@@ -207,10 +207,11 @@ class Service(object):
             return max(numbers) + 1
 
     def _get_links(self):
-        links = {}
+        links = []
         for service in self.links:
             for container in service.containers():
-                links[container.name] = container.name
+                links.append((container.name, container.name))
+                links.append((container.name, container.name_without_project))
         return links
 
     def _get_container_options(self, override_options, one_off=False):
diff --git a/tests/service_test.py b/tests/service_test.py
index ca9a0021c..1357b7613 100644
--- a/tests/service_test.py
+++ b/tests/service_test.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class ServiceTest(DockerClientTestCase):
         db.start_container()
         web.start_container()
         self.assertIn('figtest_db_1', web.containers()[0].links())
+        self.assertIn('db_1', web.containers()[0].links())
         db.stop(timeout=1)
         web.stop(timeout=1)