diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
index bf7f141..55a9d24 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
         bgpIntentsSynchronizerExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
                 new ThreadFactoryBuilder()
-                        .setNameFormat("bgp-intents-synchronizer-%d").build());
+                .setNameFormat("sdnip-intents-synchronizer-%d").build());
     }
 
     /**