diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ab445398..83d47dac 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Enhancements:
     - redis-mpool
     - cartodb-redis
     - windshaft
+ - Specifies name in the redis pool
 
 1.14.0 -- 2014-08-07
 --------------------
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
index eea30870..a77a56a3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var _ = require('underscore')
     , Step       = require('step')
     , Windshaft = require('windshaft')
-    , redisPool = require('redis-mpool')(global.environment.redis)
+    , redisPool = require('redis-mpool')(_.extend(global.environment.redis, {name: 'windshaft:cartodb'}))
     // TODO: instanciate cartoData with redisPool
     , cartoData  = require('cartodb-redis')(global.environment.redis)
     , SignedMaps = require('./signed_maps.js')