diff --git a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg
index 181bc69..5ccb06c 100755
--- a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg
+++ b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TGID_TS2_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
 GEN_STAT_BRIDGES: False
 ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE: False
 ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE: en_GB
-
+SERVER_ID: 0000
 
 
 # NOT YET WORKING: NETWORK REPORTING CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg
index 3639fa2..eb5873c 100755
--- a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg
+++ b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ TGID_TS2_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
 GEN_STAT_BRIDGES: True
 ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE: True
 ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE: en_GB
+SERVER_ID: 0000
 
 [REPORTS]
 REPORT: True
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 50bf2ef..c4374bc 100755
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ def build_config(_config_file):
                     'TG2_ACL': config.get(section, 'TGID_TS2_ACL'),
                     'GEN_STAT_BRIDGES': config.getboolean(section, 'GEN_STAT_BRIDGES'),
                     'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE': config.getboolean(section, 'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE'),
-                    'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE': config.get(section, 'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE')
+                    'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE': config.get(section, 'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE'),
+                    'SERVER_ID': config.get(section, 'SERVER_ID')
                     
                 })