diff --git a/config/environments/test.js.example b/config/environments/test.js.example
index 883e9981..9d136aa4 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/test.js.example
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var config = {
     ,statsd: {
         host: 'localhost',
         port: 8125,
-        prefix: 'test.'
+        prefix: 'test.:host.'
         // support all allowed node-statsd options
     }
     ,renderer: {