diff --git a/src/dvc_render/base.py b/src/dvc_render/base.py
index b299fd4..4cb26af 100644
--- a/src/dvc_render/base.py
+++ b/src/dvc_render/base.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def generate_html(self, html_path=None) -> str:
         if partial:
 
             div_id = self.remove_special_chars(self.name)
-            div_id = f"plot_{div_id}"
 
             return self.DIV.format(id=div_id, partial=partial)
         return ""
diff --git a/src/dvc_render/vega.py b/src/dvc_render/vega.py
index 66da47c..a57b13f 100644
--- a/src/dvc_render/vega.py
+++ b/src/dvc_render/vega.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class VegaRenderer(Renderer):
     EXTENSIONS = {".yml", ".yaml", ".json", ".csv", ".tsv"}
 
     def __init__(self, datapoints: List, name: str, **properties):
+        if name and not name.startswith("plot_"):
+            name = f"plot_{name}"
         super().__init__(datapoints, name, **properties)
         self.template = get_template(
             self.properties.get("template", None),
diff --git a/tests/test_parallel_coordinates.py b/tests/test_parallel_coordinates.py
index 3b8d8e2..423b734 100644
--- a/tests/test_parallel_coordinates.py
+++ b/tests/test_parallel_coordinates.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_write_parallel_coordinates(tmp_dir):
     assert ParallelCoordinatesRenderer.SCRIPTS in html_text
 
     div = ParallelCoordinatesRenderer.DIV.format(
-        id="plot_pcp", partial=renderer.partial_html()
+        id="pcp", partial=renderer.partial_html()
     )
     assert div in html_text