diff --git a/csst_common/pipeline.py b/csst_common/pipeline.py
index 92f122c52e312157d3b4704b1107022d5ecb2ea7..b2131aae326a6baa56e21f3269ca31dfd0ae4214 100644
--- a/csst_common/pipeline.py
+++ b/csst_common/pipeline.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .logger import get_logger
 class Pipeline:
     def __init__(
             self,
+            name="",
             dir_in="/pipeline/input",
             dir_out="/pipeline/output",
             dir_aux="/pipeline/aux",
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class Pipeline:
             dfs=True,
             crds=False,
     ):
+        self.name = name
         self.dir_in = dir_in
         self.dir_out = dir_out
         self.dir_aux = dir_aux