diff --git a/forwarder/scripts/run.py b/forwarder/scripts/run.py
index 96fb4e09..63c197c6 100644
--- a/forwarder/scripts/run.py
+++ b/forwarder/scripts/run.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def main():
         f"Forwarder version '{version}' started, service Id: {args.service_id}"
     )
     # EPICS
-    ca_ctx = CaContext()
+    ca_ctx = CaContext(client_name="forwarder")
     pva_ctx = PvaContext("pva", nt=False)
     # Using dictionary with Channel as key to ensure we avoid having multiple
     # handlers active for identical configurations: serialising updates from