diff --git a/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py b/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py
index 666c64c22f3275b04e55636fa97927ac22919d93..a94a13c2254c0d691be7b28e7ae029153e4561bb 100644
--- a/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py
+++ b/brian_polling_manager/interfaces.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def load_ifc_checks(sensu_params):
 
 def _check_name(interface):
     ifc_name = interface['name'].replace('/', '-')
-    return f'check-{interface["router"]}-{ifc_name}'
+    return f'ifc-{interface["router"]}-{ifc_name}'
 
 
 def _make_check(check_params, interface):