diff --git a/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java b/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java
index 80d1fc6..674f2be 100644
--- a/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java
+++ b/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@
                         VIRT_APEX + "bin/vm run",
                         "--console " + CONSOLE_PATH,
                         "--log " + LOG_PATH,
+                        "--name " + "microdroid", // to still be seen as microdroid vm
                         configPath);
 
         PipedInputStream pis = new PipedInputStream();