diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/pykms.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/pykms.nix
index 25aa27ae767..d6aeae48ccb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/pykms.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/pykms.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ in {
         ]);
         ProtectHome = "tmpfs";
         WorkingDirectory = libDir;
+        SyslogIdentifier = "pykms";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         MemoryLimit = cfg.memoryLimit;
       };