diff --git a/src/remote/blockingUDPTransport.cpp b/src/remote/blockingUDPTransport.cpp
index c03464f..483da6f 100644
--- a/src/remote/blockingUDPTransport.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/blockingUDPTransport.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ inline int sendto(int s, const char *buf, size_t len, int flags, const struct so
 
         void BlockingUDPTransport::start() {
 
-            string threadName = "UDP-receive " + inetAddressToString(_bindAddress);
+            string threadName = "UDP-rx " + inetAddressToString(_bindAddress);
             
             if (IS_LOGGABLE(logLevelTrace))
             {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ inline int sendto(int s, const char *buf, size_t len, int flags, const struct so
 
             if (IS_LOGGABLE(logLevelTrace))
             {
-                string threadName = "UDP-receive "+inetAddressToString(_bindAddress);
+                string threadName = "UDP-rx "+inetAddressToString(_bindAddress);
                 LOG(logLevelTrace, "Thread '%s' exiting.", threadName.c_str());
             }