diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
index 7b4b185fe..1c5476b39 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	strcpy(filename, argv[0]);
 
+	// set process name for logs
+	CLog::setProcessName(filename);
+
 	// ignore signal SIGPIPE generated by libwww
 	signal(SIGPIPE, sigHandler);