diff --git a/start-vnc b/start-vnc
index 21752a66239a850b57c1551f92adddeac9efe637..c5a1dcd8ecd2291afdecbc7f6b86e9efac6b1520 100755
--- a/start-vnc
+++ b/start-vnc
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ submit_vnc_job () {
     fi
     ssh_frontend "cd .startvnc && sbatch" <<EOF
 #!/bin/bash -l
+#SBATCH --job-name=vncserver
 #SBATCH --partition=gpu
 #SBATCH --constraint=${SVNC_CONSTRAINT}
 ${sbatch_resources}