diff --git a/stage1/init/pod.go b/stage1/init/pod.go
index 74c43ac..7c75be2 100644
--- a/stage1/init/pod.go
+++ b/stage1/init/pod.go
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ func (p *Pod) appToSystemd(ra *schema.RuntimeApp, am *schema.ImageManifest, inte
 	} else {
 		opts = append(opts, newUnitOption("Service", "StandardOutput", "journal+console"))
 		opts = append(opts, newUnitOption("Service", "StandardError", "journal+console"))
+		opts = append(opts, newUnitOption("Service", "SyslogIdentifier", filepath.Base(app.Exec[0])))
 	}
 
 	for _, eh := range app.EventHandlers {