diff --git a/lib/app/utils.js b/lib/app/utils.js
index ddaebb244f..9b88a3a79f 100644
--- a/lib/app/utils.js
+++ b/lib/app/utils.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function getContext (context, app) {
     app: app,
     <%= (store ? 'store: context.store,' : '') %>
     route: (context.to ? context.to : context.route),
-    generatePayload : context.generatePayload,
+    payload : context.payload,
     error: context.error,
     base: '<%= router.base %>',
     env: <%= JSON.stringify(env) %>
diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index aab432a869..811c0aea29 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default async function () {
       await waitFor(n++ * this.options.generate.interval)
       let html
       try {
-        const res = await this.renderRoute(route, { _generate: true, generatePayload: payload })
+        const res = await this.renderRoute(route, { _generate: true, payload })
         html = res.html
         if (res.error) {
           errors.push({ type: 'handled', route, error: res.error })