diff --git a/seopardy.py b/seopardy.py
index a4ee28c..941378a 100755
--- a/seopardy.py
+++ b/seopardy.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import argparse
 import yaml
 import sys
-from PySide import QtGui
+from PySide import QtGui, QtCore
 
 from music import MusicBox
 from question import Questions
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
 	# start gui
 	app = QtGui.QApplication([sys.argv[0]])
+	QtCore.QCoreApplication.setApplicationName("Seopardy")
 
 	# check and load config file
 	config = None