diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 400449324..7c4b52b50 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -1732,11 +1732,11 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	}
 
 	if (pw_properties_get(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME) == NULL)
-		pw_properties_setf(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME, "filter input %u",
-				id);
+		pw_properties_setf(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME, "filter input %s",
+				pw_properties_get(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME));
 	if (pw_properties_get(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME) == NULL)
-		pw_properties_setf(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME, "filter output %u",
-				id);
+		pw_properties_setf(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME, "filter output %s",
+				pw_properties_get(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME));
 
 	impl->core = pw_context_get_object(impl->context, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Core);
 	if (impl->core == NULL) {