diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/victoriametrics/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/victoriametrics/default.nix
index 1cba8da789ac..c9a1bf004121 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/victoriametrics/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/victoriametrics/default.nix
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yorickvp ivan ];
     changelog = "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    mainProgram = "victoria-metrics";
   };
 }