diff --git a/akka-comet/src/main/scala/AkkaBroadcaster.scala b/akka-comet/src/main/scala/AkkaBroadcaster.scala
index 70f36faff3..3d8b20d7e1 100644
--- a/akka-comet/src/main/scala/AkkaBroadcaster.scala
+++ b/akka-comet/src/main/scala/AkkaBroadcaster.scala
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 package se.scalablesolutions.akka.comet
 
-class AkkaBroadcaster extends org.atmosphere.jersey.util.JerseySimpleBroadcaster
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+class AkkaBroadcaster extends org.atmosphere.jersey.JerseyBroadcaster {
+  setID(classOf[AkkaBroadcaster].getName)
+}
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