diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py
index 4072ef384765092c9db8922b698c1834314fa29a..0ef2535081b2965888568cfcce8588407675d059 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class BeamTracker():
             return
 
         self.done = False
-        self.thread = Thread(target=self._update_pointing_direction, name=f"BeamTracker of {self.device.get_name()}")
+        self.thread = Thread(target=self._update_pointing_direction, name="BeamTracker")
         self.thread.start()
 
         logger.info("BeamTracking thread started")