diff --git a/distributions/raspijamulus.sh b/distributions/raspijamulus.sh
index 17497f8f..82578bc3 100755
--- a/distributions/raspijamulus.sh
+++ b/distributions/raspijamulus.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ make -j${NCORES}
 ADEVICE=$(aplay -l|grep "USB Audio"|head -1|cut -d' ' -f3)
 echo "Using USB audio device: ${ADEVICE}"
 
+# write Jamulus ini file for setting the client name
+INIFILE="Jamulus.ini"
+NAME64=$(echo -n "Raspi $(hostname)"|base64)
+echo -e "<client>\n  <name_base64>${NAME64}</name_base64>\n</client>" > ${INIFILE}
+mv ${INIFILE} ~/.config/Jamulus
+
 # start Jack2 and Jamulus in headless mode
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="distributions/${OPUS}/.libs:distributions/jack2/build:distributions/jack2/build/common"
 distributions/jack2/build/jackd -P70 -p16 -t2000 -d alsa -dhw:${ADEVICE} -p 128 -n 3 -r 48000 -s &