diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void messageHandler(QtMsgType type, cons
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
-    QApplication::setApplicationName("SerialPlot");
+    QApplication::setApplicationName(PROGRAM_NAME_STRING);
     QApplication::setApplicationVersion(VERSION_STRING);
     MainWindow w;
     pMainWindow = &w;