diff --git a/common/JackNetAPI.cpp b/common/JackNetAPI.cpp
index ea9fc040..0802c0f3 100644
--- a/common/JackNetAPI.cpp
+++ b/common/JackNetAPI.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ extern "C"
 
     typedef struct _jack_net_master jack_net_master_t;
 
-    LIB_EXPORT jack_net_master_t* jack_net_master_open(const char* ip, int port, const char* name, jack_master_t* request, jack_slave_t* result);
+    LIB_EXPORT jack_net_master_t* jack_net_master_open(const char* ip, int port, jack_master_t* request, jack_slave_t* result);
     LIB_EXPORT int jack_net_master_close(jack_net_master_t* net);
 
     LIB_EXPORT int jack_net_master_recv(jack_net_master_t* net, int audio_input, float** audio_input_buffer, int midi_input, void** midi_input_buffer);
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ struct JackNetExtMaster : public JackNetMasterInterface {
 
     JackNetExtMaster(const char* ip,
                     int port,
-                    const char* name,
                     jack_master_t* request)
     {
         fRunning = true;
@@ -1121,9 +1120,9 @@ LIB_EXPORT int jack_set_net_slave_error_callback(jack_net_slave_t *net, JackNetS
 
 // Master API
 
-LIB_EXPORT jack_net_master_t* jack_net_master_open(const char* ip, int port, const char* name, jack_master_t* request, jack_slave_t* result)
+LIB_EXPORT jack_net_master_t* jack_net_master_open(const char* ip, int port, jack_master_t* request, jack_slave_t* result)
 {
-    JackNetExtMaster* master = new JackNetExtMaster(ip, port, name, request);
+    JackNetExtMaster* master = new JackNetExtMaster(ip, port, request);
     if (master->Open(result) == 0) {
         return (jack_net_master_t*)master;
     } else {
diff --git a/common/jack/net.h b/common/jack/net.h
index 71808a68..73fb1d99 100644
--- a/common/jack/net.h
+++ b/common/jack/net.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ typedef struct _jack_net_slave jack_net_slave_t;
  *
  * @param ip the multicast address of the master
  * @param port the connection port
+ * @param name the JACK client name
  * @param request a connection request structure
  * @param result a connection result structure
  *
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ typedef struct _jack_net_master jack_net_master_t;
  *
  * @return Opaque net handle if successful or NULL in case of error.
  */
-jack_net_master_t* jack_net_master_open(const char* ip, int port, const char* name, jack_master_t* request, jack_slave_t* result);
+jack_net_master_t* jack_net_master_open(const char* ip, int port, jack_master_t* request, jack_slave_t* result);
 
 /**
  * Close the network connection with the slave machine.
diff --git a/example-clients/netmaster.c b/example-clients/netmaster.c
index ff200ee4..0245fcb6 100644
--- a/example-clients/netmaster.c
+++ b/example-clients/netmaster.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     int i;
     //jack_master_t request = { 4, 4, -1, -1, buffer_size, sample_rate, "master", -1 };
-    jack_master_t request = { -1, -1, -1, -1, buffer_size, sample_rate, "master", 6, true };
+    jack_master_t request = { -1, -1, -1, -1, buffer_size, sample_rate, "net_master", 6, true };
     jack_slave_t result;
     float** audio_input_buffer;
     float** audio_output_buffer;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     printf("Waiting for a slave...\n");
 
-    if ((net = jack_net_master_open(multicast_ip, udp_port, "net_master", &request, &result))  == 0) {
+    if ((net = jack_net_master_open(multicast_ip, udp_port, &request, &result))  == 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "NetJack master can not be opened\n");
 		return 1;
 	}