diff --git a/src/controller/controller_api.cpp b/src/controller/controller_api.cpp
index 54118880..e0bd2d56 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_api.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_api.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ void Controller::handleAPICommands(JSON::Value & Request, JSON::Value & Response
   //sent current configuration, if not minimal or was changed/requested
   if (!Request.isMember("minimal") || Request.isMember("config")){
     Response["config"] = Controller::Storage["config"];
+    Response["config"]["iid"] = instanceId;
     Response["config"]["version"] = PACKAGE_VERSION;
     /*LTS-START*/
     #ifdef LICENSING
diff --git a/src/controller/controller_storage.cpp b/src/controller/controller_storage.cpp
index b6148153..05cc721f 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_storage.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_storage.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 ///\brief Holds everything unique to the controller.
 namespace Controller{
-  std::string instanceId; /// instanceId (previously uniqId) is first set in controller.cpp before licensing or update calls.
+  std::string instanceId; /// instanceId (previously uniqId) is set in controller.cpp
   std::string prometheus;
   std::string accesslog;
   Util::Config conf;
diff --git a/src/controller/controller_storage.h b/src/controller/controller_storage.h
index 4010dc4a..cd7a6118 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_storage.h
+++ b/src/controller/controller_storage.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <mist/tinythread.h>
 
 namespace Controller {
-  extern std::string instanceId; ///<global storage of instanceId (previously uniqID) for updater
+  extern std::string instanceId; ///<global storage of instanceId (previously uniqID) is set in controller.cpp
   extern std::string prometheus; ///< Prometheus access string
   extern std::string accesslog; ///< Where to write the access log
   extern Util::Config conf;///< Global storage of configuration.