diff --git a/src/modules/dmq/dmq.c b/src/modules/dmq/dmq.c
index 509c42c405f..337d75c1b9a 100644
--- a/src/modules/dmq/dmq.c
+++ b/src/modules/dmq/dmq.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ str dmq_server_socket = {0, 0};
 sip_uri_t dmq_server_uri = {0};
 
 str dmq_notification_address = {0, 0};
+str dmq_notification_channel = str_init("notification_peer");
 int dmq_multi_notify = 0;
 sip_uri_t dmq_notification_uri = {0};
 int dmq_ping_interval = 60;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ static param_export_t params[] = {
 	{"ping_interval", INT_PARAM, &dmq_ping_interval},
 	{"server_address", PARAM_STR, &dmq_server_address},
 	{"notification_address", PARAM_STR, &dmq_notification_address},
+	{"notification_channel", PARAM_STR, &dmq_notification_channel},
 	{"multi_notify", INT_PARAM, &dmq_multi_notify},
 	{"worker_usleep", INT_PARAM, &dmq_worker_usleep},
 	{0, 0, 0}
diff --git a/src/modules/dmq/notification_peer.c b/src/modules/dmq/notification_peer.c
index 4cb44c0dee8..83da389269e 100644
--- a/src/modules/dmq/notification_peer.c
+++ b/src/modules/dmq/notification_peer.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dmq_resp_cback_t dmq_notification_resp_callback = {&notification_resp_callback_f
 
 int *dmq_init_callback_done = 0;
 
+extern str dmq_notification_channel;
 
 /**
  * @brief add notification peer
@@ -43,10 +44,8 @@ int add_notification_peer()
 	memset(&not_peer, 0, sizeof(dmq_peer_t));
 	not_peer.callback = dmq_notification_callback_f;
 	not_peer.init_callback = NULL;
-	not_peer.description.s = "notification_peer";
-	not_peer.description.len = 17;
-	not_peer.peer_id.s = "notification_peer";
-	not_peer.peer_id.len = 17;
+	not_peer.description = dmq_notification_channel;
+	not_peer.peer_id = dmq_notification_channel;
 	dmq_notification_peer = register_dmq_peer(&not_peer);
 	if(!dmq_notification_peer) {
 		LM_ERR("error in register_dmq_peer\n");