diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index aaae7e61e..38e6d1d2f 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -3128,7 +3128,7 @@ standardConfig static_configs[] = {
     createStringConfig("cluster-config-file", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, ALLOW_EMPTY_STRING, server.cluster_configfile, "nodes.conf", NULL, NULL),
     createStringConfig("cluster-announce-hostname", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, EMPTY_STRING_IS_NULL, server.cluster_announce_hostname, NULL, isValidAnnouncedHostname, updateClusterHostname),
     createStringConfig("cluster-announce-human-nodename", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, EMPTY_STRING_IS_NULL, server.cluster_announce_human_nodename, NULL, isValidAnnouncedNodename, updateClusterHumanNodename),
-    createStringConfig("syslog-ident", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, ALLOW_EMPTY_STRING, server.syslog_ident, "redis", NULL, NULL),
+    createStringConfig("syslog-ident", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, ALLOW_EMPTY_STRING, server.syslog_ident, SERVER_NAME, NULL, NULL),
     createStringConfig("dbfilename", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG | PROTECTED_CONFIG, ALLOW_EMPTY_STRING, server.rdb_filename, "dump.rdb", isValidDBfilename, NULL),
     createStringConfig("appendfilename", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, ALLOW_EMPTY_STRING, server.aof_filename, "appendonly.aof", isValidAOFfilename, NULL),
     createStringConfig("appenddirname", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, ALLOW_EMPTY_STRING, server.aof_dirname, "appendonlydir", isValidAOFdirname, NULL),
diff --git a/valkey.conf b/valkey.conf
index 3c25b4fec..95934e6b4 100644
--- a/valkey.conf
+++ b/valkey.conf
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ logfile ""
 # syslog-enabled no
 
 # Specify the syslog identity.
-# syslog-ident redis
+# syslog-ident valkey
 
 # Specify the syslog facility. Must be USER or between LOCAL0-LOCAL7.
 # syslog-facility local0