1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index a39b852ceb..8c12c6990f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
 
         # We arbitrarily limit concurrent event creation for a room to 5.
         # This is to stop us from diverging history *too* much.
-        self.limiter = Limiter(max_count=5)
+        self.limiter = Limiter(max_count=5, name="room_event_creation_limit")
 
         self.action_generator = hs.get_action_generator()