diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/base.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/base.py.j2
index b55b48c966..3eee0644ac 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/base.py.j2
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/base.py.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import os
+import psutil
+
+pid = os.getpid()
+proc = [p for p in psutil.process_iter() if p.pid == pid][0]
 
 config = dict(
     # Set this to dev if you're hacking on fedmsg or an app locally.
@@ -47,4 +51,4 @@ config = dict(
     zmq_tcp_keepalive_intvl=5,
 )
 # This option adds an IPC socket by which we can monitor hub health.
-config['moksha.monitoring.socket'] = 'ipc:///var/run/fedmsg/monitoring-%i.socket' % os.getpid()
+config['moksha.monitoring.socket'] = 'ipc:///var/run/fedmsg/monitoring-%s.socket' % proc.name