diff --git a/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json b/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json
index 378d42373..1a6e6fc8c 100644
--- a/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json
+++ b/salt/sensoroni/files/sensoroni.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "logFilename": "/opt/sensoroni/logs/sensoroni.log",
   "logLevel":"info",
   "agent": {
+    "nodeId": "{{ grains.host | lower }}",
     "role": "{{ grains.role }}",
     "description": "{{ DESCRIPTION }}",
     "address": "{{ ADDRESS }}",