diff --git a/platform-mc/terminus.cpp b/platform-mc/terminus.cpp
index eb87d3b..97b0c36 100644
--- a/platform-mc/terminus.cpp
+++ b/platform-mc/terminus.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@
                   "NAME", tName.value());
         terminusName = static_cast<std::string>(tName.value());
     }
+    else
+    {
+        terminusName = std::format("Terminus_{}", tid);
+    }
 
     if (terminusName.empty() &&
         (numericSensorPdrs.size() || compactNumericSensorPdrs.size()))