diff --git a/ceilometer/agent/manager.py b/ceilometer/agent/manager.py
index 57a90a59..69364137 100644
--- a/ceilometer/agent/manager.py
+++ b/ceilometer/agent/manager.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class AgentManager(service_base.BaseService):
         self.notifier = oslo_messaging.Notifier(
             messaging.get_transport(),
             driver=cfg.CONF.publisher_notifier.telemetry_driver,
-            publisher_id="ceilometer.api")
+            publisher_id="ceilometer.polling")
 
         self._keystone = None
         self._keystone_last_exception = None