diff --git a/playbooks/roles/xqwatcher/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/xqwatcher/defaults/main.yml
index b019c19..2a75a14 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/xqwatcher/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/xqwatcher/defaults/main.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ XQWATCHER_GIT_IDENTITY: |
 
 # depends upon Newrelic being enabled via COMMON_ENABLE_NEWRELIC
 # and a key being provided via NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY
-XQWATCHER_NEWRELIC_APPNAME: "your Newrelic appname"
+XQWATCHER_NEWRELIC_APPNAME: "{{ COMMON_DEPLOYMENT }}-{{ COMMON_ENVIRONMENT }}-xqwatcher"
 XQWATCHER_PIP_EXTRA_ARGS: "-i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }}"
 #
 #