diff --git a/EPICS2SMS.sh b/EPICS2SMS.sh
index 215907e..1a8a8c0 100755
--- a/EPICS2SMS.sh
+++ b/EPICS2SMS.sh
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ fi
 
 # Send a brief startup notification so recipients know the monitor is running
 # and what it watches. Best-effort: a failure here must not stop monitoring.
-startup_body="EPICS2SMS started $(date '+%F %T') on $(hostname -s), ${#pids[@]} monitor(s):"
+startup_body="EPICS2SMS started $(date '+%F %T') by $(id -un) on $(hostname -s), ${#pids[@]} monitor(s):"
 for line in "${summaries[@]}"; do
   startup_body+=$'\n'"- $line"
 done