diff --git a/realsense2_camera/src/base_realsense_node.cpp b/realsense2_camera/src/base_realsense_node.cpp
index 368d2f10c1..9870d3ac59 100755
--- a/realsense2_camera/src/base_realsense_node.cpp
+++ b/realsense2_camera/src/base_realsense_node.cpp
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ BaseRealSenseNode::BaseRealSenseNode(rclcpp::Node& node,
         ROS_INFO("Intra-Process communication enabled");
     }
 
-    // Get node name
-    _camera_name = _node.get_name();
-
     initializeFormatsMaps();
     _monitor_options = {RS2_OPTION_ASIC_TEMPERATURE, RS2_OPTION_PROJECTOR_TEMPERATURE};
 }
diff --git a/realsense2_camera/src/parameters.cpp b/realsense2_camera/src/parameters.cpp
index 14accf94f0..72523cb801 100644
--- a/realsense2_camera/src/parameters.cpp
+++ b/realsense2_camera/src/parameters.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ void BaseRealSenseNode::getParameters()
 
     std::string param_name;
 
+    param_name = std::string("camera_name");
+    _camera_name = _parameters->setParam<std::string>(param_name, "camera");
+    _parameters_names.push_back(param_name);
+
     param_name = std::string("publish_tf");
     _publish_tf = _parameters->setParam<bool>(param_name, PUBLISH_TF);
     _parameters_names.push_back(param_name);