diff --git a/nbdev/export.py b/nbdev/export.py
index 5bf813d75..7a6bf785e 100644
--- a/nbdev/export.py
+++ b/nbdev/export.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def black_format(cell, # Cell to format
         except: pass
 
 # %% ../nbs/api/export.ipynb 9
-def nb_export(nbname, lib_path=None, procs=black_format, debug=False, mod_maker=ModuleMaker):
+def nb_export(nbname, lib_path=None, procs=black_format, debug=False, mod_maker=ModuleMaker, name=None):
     "Create module(s) from notebook"
     if lib_path is None: lib_path = get_config().lib_path
     exp = ExportModuleProc()
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ def nb_export(nbname, lib_path=None, procs=black_format, debug=False, mod_maker=
     nb.process()
     for mod,cells in exp.modules.items():
         all_cells = exp.in_all[mod]
-        name = getattr(exp, 'default_exp', None) if mod=='#' else mod
-        if not name:
+        nm = ifnone(name, getattr(exp, 'default_exp', None) if mod=='#' else mod)
+        if not nm:
             warn(f"Notebook '{nbname}' uses `#|export` without `#|default_exp` cell.\n"
                  "Note nbdev2 no longer supports nbdev1 syntax. Run `nbdev_migrate` to upgrade.\n"
                  "See https://nbdev.fast.ai/getting_started.html for more information.")
             return
-        mm = mod_maker(dest=lib_path, name=name, nb_path=nbname, is_new=mod=='#')
+        mm = mod_maker(dest=lib_path, name=nm, nb_path=nbname, is_new=bool(name) or mod=='#')
         mm.make(cells, all_cells, lib_path=lib_path)
diff --git a/nbs/api/export.ipynb b/nbs/api/export.ipynb
index a579ad13b..a681147c0 100644
--- a/nbs/api/export.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/api/export.ipynb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "#|export\n",
-    "def nb_export(nbname, lib_path=None, procs=black_format, debug=False, mod_maker=ModuleMaker):\n",
+    "def nb_export(nbname, lib_path=None, procs=black_format, debug=False, mod_maker=ModuleMaker, name=None):\n",
     "    \"Create module(s) from notebook\"\n",
     "    if lib_path is None: lib_path = get_config().lib_path\n",
     "    exp = ExportModuleProc()\n",
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@
     "    nb.process()\n",
     "    for mod,cells in exp.modules.items():\n",
     "        all_cells = exp.in_all[mod]\n",
-    "        name = getattr(exp, 'default_exp', None) if mod=='#' else mod\n",
-    "        if not name:\n",
+    "        nm = ifnone(name, getattr(exp, 'default_exp', None) if mod=='#' else mod)\n",
+    "        if not nm:\n",
     "            warn(f\"Notebook '{nbname}' uses `#|export` without `#|default_exp` cell.\\n\"\n",
     "                 \"Note nbdev2 no longer supports nbdev1 syntax. Run `nbdev_migrate` to upgrade.\\n\"\n",
     "                 \"See https://nbdev.fast.ai/getting_started.html for more information.\")\n",
     "            return\n",
-    "        mm = mod_maker(dest=lib_path, name=name, nb_path=nbname, is_new=mod=='#')\n",
+    "        mm = mod_maker(dest=lib_path, name=nm, nb_path=nbname, is_new=bool(name) or mod=='#')\n",
     "        mm.make(cells, all_cells, lib_path=lib_path)"
    ]
   },