diff --git a/docs/hpfeeds-logger.md b/docs/hpfeeds-logger.md
index 3b38c1d..3cc1d03 100644
--- a/docs/hpfeeds-logger.md
+++ b/docs/hpfeeds-logger.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ FORMATTER_NAME=splunk
 # variables. Additionally, change the HPFEEDS_* variables to point to the
 # remote service.
 
-# IDENT=
+IDENT=hpfeeds-logger-${RANDOM}
 # SECRET=
 # CHANNELS=