diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/RobotAPIComponentPlugins/HeartbeatComponentPlugin.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/RobotAPIComponentPlugins/HeartbeatComponentPlugin.cpp
index 510ff8933b6e045ec96e1020e6914f2b064636f2..743d8a9bc2904a707f42633567f9b59ef184c3af 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/RobotAPIComponentPlugins/HeartbeatComponentPlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/RobotAPIComponentPlugins/HeartbeatComponentPlugin.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace armarx::plugins
     HeartbeatComponentPlugin::preOnConnectComponent()
     {
         robotHealthTopic = parent<Component>().getTopic<RobotHealthInterfacePrx>(topicName);
+        componentName = parent<Component>().getName();
     }
 
     void