diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js b/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
index 63a83568f..eace048af 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/Notifications.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var emailPusherPromise;
         if (event.target.checked) {
             var data = {}
-            data['brand'] = this.props.brand || 'Vector';
+            data['brand'] = this.props.brand || 'Riot';
             emailPusherPromise = UserSettingsStore.addEmailPusher(address, data);
         } else {
             var emailPusher = UserSettingsStore.getEmailPusher(this.state.pushers, address);
diff --git a/vector/config.sample.json b/vector/config.sample.json
index ad7cec953..37043d0fe 100644
--- a/vector/config.sample.json
+++ b/vector/config.sample.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "default_hs_url": "https://matrix.org",
     "default_is_url": "https://vector.im",
-    "brand": "Vector",
+    "brand": "Riot",
     "integrations_ui_url": "http://localhost:8081/",
     "integrations_rest_url": "http://localhost:5050",
     "enableLabs": true,