diff --git a/config/config.ini.example b/config/config.ini.example
index 90bd411..431952b 100644
--- a/config/config.ini.example
+++ b/config/config.ini.example
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ wishlist.max_entries = 10000
 # time left in minutes of a giveaway for it to be considered
 wishlist.max_time_left = 300
 [NOTIFICATIONS]
+# a prefix for messages sent via notifications
+notification.prefix = SG-Bot
 # if we should send notifications via pushover
 pushover.enabled = false
 # your specific pushover token
diff --git a/src/ConfigReader.py b/src/ConfigReader.py
index 305c6ec..3eec7ac 100644
--- a/src/ConfigReader.py
+++ b/src/ConfigReader.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class ConfigReader(ConfigParser):
             'wishlist.max_time_left': f"{randint(180,500)}"
         },
         'NOTIFICATIONS': {
+            'notification.prefix': '',
             'pushover.enabled': 'false',
             'pushover.token': '',
             'pushover.user_key': '',
diff --git a/src/notification.py b/src/notification.py
index 06a2035..1e51f45 100644
--- a/src/notification.py
+++ b/src/notification.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ logger = log.get_logger(__name__)
 
 class Notification:
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, message_prefix):
         self.pushover = False
         self.pushover_token = None
         self.pushover_user_key = None
-        self.message_prefix = "SG-bot: "
+        self.message_prefix = f"{message_prefix}: "
 
     def send_won(self, message):
         self.__send('won', message)
diff --git a/src/run.py b/src/run.py
index b5701e8..c5897e0 100644
--- a/src/run.py
+++ b/src/run.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def run():
 
     config.read(file_name)
 
-    notification = Notification()
+    notification = Notification(config['NOTIFICATIONS'].get('notification.prefix'))
     pushover_enabled = config['NOTIFICATIONS'].getboolean('pushover.enabled')
     pushover_token = config['NOTIFICATIONS'].get('pushover.token')
     pushover_user_key = config['NOTIFICATIONS'].get('pushover.user_key')