diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/main/Main.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/main/Main.cpp
index 031daeb5e9..aaf7af95ab 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/main/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/main/Main.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ run(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     using namespace std;
 
-    beast::setCurrentThreadName("main");
+    beast::setCurrentThreadName("xrpld-main");
 
     po::variables_map vm;