diff --git a/synapse.service b/synapse.service
index 405154d..088b06d 100644
--- a/synapse.service
+++ b/synapse.service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/synapse
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/synapse/homeserver.yaml
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 # EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/synapse  # Can be used to e.g. set SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR
+SyslogIdentifier=synapse
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target