diff --git a/server/streamreader/jack_stream.cpp b/server/streamreader/jack_stream.cpp
index 48fee923..8ffc0d8f 100644
--- a/server/streamreader/jack_stream.cpp
+++ b/server/streamreader/jack_stream.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ void wait(boost::asio::steady_timer& timer, const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Per
 JackStream::JackStream(PcmStream::Listener* pcmListener, boost::asio::io_context& ioc, const ServerSettings& server_settings, const StreamUri& uri)
     : PcmStream(pcmListener, ioc, server_settings, uri), read_timer_(strand_), silence_(0ms)
 {
+
+    serverName_ = uri_.getQuery("server_name", "default");
+
     send_silence_ = (uri_.getQuery("send_silence", "false") == "true");
     idle_threshold_ = std::chrono::milliseconds(std::max(cpt::stoi(uri_.getQuery("idle_threshold", "100")), 10));
 
@@ -194,8 +197,10 @@ void JackStream::tryConnect()
 
 bool JackStream::openJackConnection()
 {
-    client_ = jack_client_open(name_.c_str(), JackNoStartServer, &status_, nullptr);
+    char *serverName = serverName_.data();
+    jack_options_t options = (jack_options_t)(JackNoStartServer | JackServerName);
 
+    client_ = jack_client_open(name_.c_str(), options, nullptr, serverName);
     if (client_ == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/server/streamreader/jack_stream.hpp b/server/streamreader/jack_stream.hpp
index 19015c8c..014e34fd 100644
--- a/server/streamreader/jack_stream.hpp
+++ b/server/streamreader/jack_stream.hpp
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ protected:
 
     void autoConnectPorts();
 
+    std::string serverName_;
+
     jack_client_t *client_;
-    jack_status_t status_;
     std::vector<jack_port_t *> ports_;
     jack_nframes_t jackConnectFrames_;
     std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> jackConnectTime_;