diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/rabbitmq/message/MessagePublisher.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/rabbitmq/message/MessagePublisher.java
index bf0c438..e93f6fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/rabbitmq/message/MessagePublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/rabbitmq/message/MessagePublisher.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
   @Override
   public void start() {
     publisherThread = new Thread(publisher);
+    publisherThread.setName("rabbitmq-publisher");
     publisherThread.start();
     if (!isConnected()) {
       connect();