diff --git a/examples/server/sanic/app.py b/examples/server/sanic/app.py
index ba0ebe2..8e9ab47 100644
--- a/examples/server/sanic/app.py
+++ b/examples/server/sanic/app.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from sanic.response import html
 import socketio
 
 sio = socketio.AsyncServer(async_mode='sanic')
-app = Sanic()
+app = Sanic(name='sanic_application')
 sio.attach(app)