diff --git a/config/environments/production.js.example b/config/environments/production.js.example
index 6c998ab9..da9d6e9d 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/production.js.example
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var config = {
     ,statsd: {
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 8125,
-        prefix: '', // could be hostname, better not containing dots
+        prefix: ':host.', // could be hostname, better not containing dots
         // support all allowed node-statsd options
     }
     ,renderer: {
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.js.example b/config/environments/staging.js.example
index 4bf5aa17..953ea97e 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/staging.js.example
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var config = {
     ,statsd: {
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 8125,
-        prefix: 'stage.'
+        prefix: 'stage.:host.'
         // support all allowed node-statsd options
     }
     ,renderer: {