diff --git a/lib/winston-syslog.js b/lib/winston-syslog.js
index 967ec17..fcfc105 100644
--- a/lib/winston-syslog.js
+++ b/lib/winston-syslog.js
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class Syslog extends Transport {
     const syslogMsg = this.producer.produce({
       severity: level,
       host: this.localhost,
+      appName: this.appName,
       date: new Date(),
       message: this.endOfLine ? output + this.endOfLine : output
     });