diff --git a/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json b/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json
index cc5be34ea..b9275239a 100644
--- a/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json
+++ b/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 {% set URLBASE = salt['pillar.get']('global:url_base') -%}
+{% set DESCRIPTION = salt['pillar.get']('sensoroni:node_description') -%}
 {% set SENSORONIKEY = salt['pillar.get']('global:sensoronikey', '') -%}
-{% set CHECKININTERVALMS = salt['pillar.get']('sensoroni:sensor_checkin_interval_ms', 10000) -%}
+{% set CHECKININTERVALMS = salt['pillar.get']('sensoroni:node_checkin_interval_ms', 10000) -%}
 {% set STENOENABLED = salt['pillar.get']('steno:enabled', False) -%}
 {
   "logFilename": "/opt/sensoroni/logs/sensoroni.log",
   "logLevel":"info",
   "agent": {
     "role": "{{ grains.role }}",
+    "description": "{{ DESCRIPTION }}",
     "pollIntervalMs": {{ CHECKININTERVALMS if CHECKININTERVALMS else 10000 }},
     "serverUrl": "https://{{ URLBASE }}/sensoroniagents",
     "verifyCert": false,
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 3cf268869..816834fb8 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1104,10 +1104,10 @@ manager_pillar() {
 manager_global() {
 	local global_pillar="$local_salt_dir/pillar/global.sls"
 
-	if [ -z "$SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS" ]; then
-		SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=10000
+	if [ -z "$NODE_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS" ]; then
+		NODE_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=10000
 		if [ "$install_type" = 'EVAL' ] || [ "$install_type" = 'STANDALONE' ] || [ "$install_type" = 'IMPORT' ]; then
-			SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=1000
+			NODE_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=1000
 		fi
 	fi
 
@@ -1167,7 +1167,8 @@ manager_global() {
 		"  imagerepo: '$IMAGEREPO'"\
 		"  pipeline: 'redis'"\
 		"sensoroni:"\
-		"  sensor_checkin_interval_ms: $SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS"\
+		"  node_description: '$MAINIP'"\
+		"  node_checkin_interval_ms: $NODE_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS"\
 		"strelka:"\
 		"  enabled: $STRELKA"\
 		"  rules: 1"\