diff --git a/services/real-time/app.coffee b/services/real-time/app.coffee
index dff0fd17bd..2799ab933a 100644
--- a/services/real-time/app.coffee
+++ b/services/real-time/app.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ logger = require "logger-sharelatex"
 logger.initialize("real-time-sharelatex")
 
 Metrics = require("metrics-sharelatex")
-Metrics.initialize("real-time")
+Metrics.initialize(Settings.appName or "real-time")
 Metrics.event_loop.monitor(logger)
 
 rclient = redis.createClient(Settings.redis.web)