diff --git a/lib/cache.php b/lib/cache.php
index e087c2e6461d532a491fe4094054aed038f5b5d8..01bc29fa48db7a2257418c031b54bca14546457d 100644
--- a/lib/cache.php
+++ b/lib/cache.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Cache
             $base_key = self::keyize(common_config('site', 'name'));
         }
 
-        return 'statusnet:' . $base_key . ':' . $extra;
+        return 'gnusocial:' . $base_key . ':' . $extra;
     }
 
     /**