diff --git a/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnphandler_miniupnp.cc b/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnphandler_miniupnp.cc
index 1c176337b..24a3395f4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnphandler_miniupnp.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnphandler_miniupnp.cc
@@ -381,14 +381,14 @@ bool upnphandler::start_upnp()
 
 	if (!SetRedirectAndTest(&(config -> urls), &(config->data),
 	                        in_addr, in_port1, eport1, eprot1,
-	                        NULL /*leaseDuration*/, NULL /*description*/,
+	                        NULL /*leaseDuration*/, "RetroShare_TCP" /*description*/,
 	                        0))
 	{
 		upnpState = RS_UPNP_S_TCP_FAILED;
 	}
 	else if (!SetRedirectAndTest(&(config -> urls), &(config->data),
 	                             in_addr, in_port2, eport2, eprot2,
-	                             NULL /*leaseDuration*/, NULL /*description*/,
+	                             NULL /*leaseDuration*/, "RetroShare_UDP" /*description*/,
 		                         0))
 	{
 		upnpState = RS_UPNP_S_UDP_FAILED;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnputil.c b/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnputil.c
index 448a15c85..525878bf6 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnputil.c
+++ b/libretroshare/src/upnp/upnputil.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int SetRedirectAndTest(struct UPNPUrls * urls,
 		//                    const char * remoteHost,
 		//                    const char * leaseDuration);
 		r = UPNP_AddPortMapping(urls->controlURL, servicetype,
-		                        eport, iport, iaddr, NULL, proto, NULL, NULL);
+		                        eport, iport, iaddr, description, proto, NULL, NULL);
 #else
 #if MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION >= -3 //1.0 2009/04/17
 		/* $Id: upnpcommands.h,v 1.18 2010/06/09 10:59:09 nanard Exp $ */
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int SetRedirectAndTest(struct UPNPUrls * urls,
 		//                    const char * proto,
 		//                    const char * remoteHost);
 		r = UPNP_AddPortMapping(urls->controlURL, servicetype,
-		                        eport, iport, iaddr, NULL, proto, NULL);
+		                        eport, iport, iaddr, description, proto, NULL);
 #else
 #if MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION >= -7//Before 1.0
 		/* $Id: upnpcommands.h,v 1.14 2008/09/25 18:02:50 nanard Exp $ */
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int SetRedirectAndTest(struct UPNPUrls * urls,
 		//                    const char * desc,
 		//                    const char * proto);
 		r = UPNP_AddPortMapping(urls->controlURL, servicetype,
-		                        eport, iport, iaddr, NULL, proto);
+		                        eport, iport, iaddr, description, proto);
 #else
 #error MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION is not defined. You may define one follow miniupnpc library version
 #endif//>=-7