diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b50d1e1..da8da14 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func setupMQTT() *mqtt.ClientOptions {
 	opts.AddBroker(fmt.Sprintf("tcp://%s:%s", os.Getenv("MQTTBROKER"), os.Getenv("MQTTPORT")))
 	opts.SetUsername(os.Getenv("MQTTUSER"))
 	opts.SetPassword(os.Getenv("MQTTPASS"))
+	opts.SetClientID("rgbboard")
 
 	return opts
 }