diff --git a/manifests/plugin/network/server.pp b/manifests/plugin/network/server.pp
index 8587f63fe..2839f2457 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin/network/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin/network/server.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   Optional[String] $interface                               = undef,
   Optional[Boolean] $forward                                = undef,
   Optional[Integer[1]] $resolveinterval                     = undef,
+  String $server                                            = $name,
 ) {
   include collectd
   include collectd::plugin::network
diff --git a/spec/defines/collectd_plugin_network_server_spec.rb b/spec/defines/collectd_plugin_network_server_spec.rb
index 1a2fee65e..c09008baa 100644
--- a/spec/defines/collectd_plugin_network_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/collectd_plugin_network_server_spec.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
           is_expected.to contain_file("#{options[:plugin_conf_dir]}/network-server-node1.conf").with(ensure: 'absent')
         end
       end
+
+      context 'with specifique title' do
+        let(:title) { 'eatapples' }
+        let :params do
+          { servers: '1.1.1.1' }
+          it do
+            is_expected.to contain_file(
+              "#{options[:plugin_conf_dir]}/network-server-eatapples.conf"
+            )
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/plugin/network/server.conf.erb b/templates/plugin/network/server.conf.erb
index a11137a21..19489b547 100644
--- a/templates/plugin/network/server.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/plugin/network/server.conf.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Plugin network>
 <% if scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real') and (scope.function_versioncmp([scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real'), '4.7']) >= 0) -%>
-  <Server "<%= @name %>" "<%= @port %>">
+  <Server "<%= @server %>" "<%= @port %>">
 <% if @securitylevel -%>
     SecurityLevel "<%= @securitylevel %>"
 <% end -%>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 <% end %>
   </Server>
 <% else -%>
-  Server "<%= @name %>" "<%= @port %>"
+  Server "<%= @server %>" "<%= @port %>"
 <% end -%>
 <% if ! @forward.nil? -%>
   Forward <%= @forward %>