diff --git a/sshserver.c b/sshserver.c
index d5e42b09..d196ab70 100644
--- a/sshserver.c
+++ b/sshserver.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void ssh_server_start(Plug *plug, Socket *socket)
     srv->bpp = ssh_verstring_new(
         srv->conf, srv->logctx, srv->ssc->bare_connection,
         our_protoversion, &srv->version_receiver,
-        true, "Uppity");
+        true, srv->ssc->application_name);
     server_connect_bpp(srv);
     queue_idempotent_callback(&srv->bpp->ic_in_raw);
 }
diff --git a/sshserver.h b/sshserver.h
index c0b2c933..358f24af 100644
--- a/sshserver.h
+++ b/sshserver.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 typedef struct AuthPolicy AuthPolicy;
 
 struct SshServerConfig {
+    const char *application_name;
     const char *session_starting_dir;
 
     RSAKey *rsa_kex_key;
diff --git a/unix/uxpsusan.c b/unix/uxpsusan.c
index 6fb82da7..3a0019fc 100644
--- a/unix/uxpsusan.c
+++ b/unix/uxpsusan.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     memset(&ssc, 0, sizeof(ssc));
 
+    ssc.application_name = "PSUSAN";
     ssc.session_starting_dir = getenv("HOME");
     ssc.bare_connection = true;
 
diff --git a/unix/uxserver.c b/unix/uxserver.c
index 65978dbe..f8dc1033 100644
--- a/unix/uxserver.c
+++ b/unix/uxserver.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     memset(&ssc, 0, sizeof(ssc));
 
+    ssc.application_name = "Uppity";
     ssc.session_starting_dir = getenv("HOME");
     ssc.ssh1_cipher_mask = SSH1_SUPPORTED_CIPHER_MASK;
     ssc.ssh1_allow_compression = true;