diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp
index 8dccfb9b..fb4fc04a 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp
@@ -1,110 +1,112 @@
 # Deployment of the swh.indexer.journal_client
 define profile::swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client (
   $ensure        = present,
   $instance_name = $title,
+  $indexer_type  = $title,
   $sentry_name   = $title,
 )
 {
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::base_indexer
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::journal
 
   $config_file = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::${instance_name}::config_file")
   $config_directory = $::profile::swh::deploy::base_indexer::config_directory
   $config_path = "${config_directory}/${config_file}"
 
   $service_basename = $::profile::swh::deploy::base_indexer::service_basename
 
   case $ensure {
     'present', 'running': {
       $config = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::${instance_name}::config")
       $loglevel = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::${instance_name}::loglevel")
 
       $sentry_dsn = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer::sentry_dsn", Optional[String], "first", undef)
       $sentry_environment = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer::sentry_environment", Optional[String], "first", undef)
       $sentry_swh_package = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer::sentry_swh_package", Optional[String], "first", undef)
 
       file {$config_path:
         ensure  => present,
         owner   => "root",
         group   => $::profile::swh::deploy::base_indexer::group,
         mode    => "0640",
         content => inline_yaml($config),
         notify  => Service[$service_name],
         require => File[$config_directory],
       }
 
       $nb_instances = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::${instance_name}::nb_instances", {
         default_value => 1,
         value_type => Integer
       })
 
 
       Integer[1, $nb_instances].each | $instance_id | {
         $service_name = "${service_basename}@${instance_name}_${instance_id}.service"
         $parameters_conf_path = "${service_name}/parameters.conf"
 
         # Template uses variables
         #  - $config_path
         #  - $sentry_dsn
         #  - $sentry_environment
         #  - $sentry_swh_package
+        #  - $indexer_type
         #  - $loglevel
         ::systemd::dropin_file {$parameters_conf_path:
           ensure   => present,
           unit     => $service_name,
           filename => 'parameters.conf',
           content  => template('profile/swh/deploy/journal/parameters.conf.erb'),
         }
 
         service {$service_name:
           ensure => running,
           enable => true,
           require => [
             File[$config_path],
           ],
         }
       }
 
       # clean up old service names
 
       $service_name = "${service_basename}@${instance_name}.service"
       $parameters_conf_path = "${service_name}/parameters.conf"
       service {$service_name:
         ensure => stopped,
       }
       ::systemd::dropin_file {$parameters_conf_path:
         ensure   => absent,
         unit     => $service_name,
         filename => 'parameters.conf',
       }
 
     }
 
     # Otherwise, clean up everything
     default: {
       $nb_instances = lookup("swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::${instance_name}::nb_instances", {
         default_value => 1,
         value_type => Integer
       })
 
       Integer[1, $nb_instances].each | $instance_id | {
         $service_name = "${service_basename}@${instance_name}_${instance_id}.service"
         $parameters_conf_path = "${service_name}/parameters.conf"
 
         ::systemd::dropin_file {$parameters_conf_path:
           ensure   => absent,
           unit     => $service_name,
           filename => 'parameters.conf',
         }
 
         service {$service_basename:
           ensure => stopped,
         }
 
         file {$config_path:
           ensure => absent,
         }
       }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/parameters.conf.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/parameters.conf.erb
index 9ae76859..3461af8a 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/parameters.conf.erb
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/parameters.conf.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Managed by puppet - modifications will be overwritten
 # In defined class profile::swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client
 
 [Service]
 Environment=SWH_CONFIG_FILENAME=<%= @config_path %>
 Environment=SWH_SENTRY_DSN=<%= @sentry_dsn %>
 Environment=SWH_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=<%= @sentry_environment %>
 Environment=SWH_MAIN_PACKAGE=<%= @sentry_swh_package %>
+Environment=SWH_INDEXER_TYPE=<%= @indexer_type %>
 Environment=LOGLEVEL=<%= @loglevel %>
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client@.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client@.service.erb
index b9f36012..86a31655 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client@.service.erb
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client@.service.erb
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 # Indexer Journal Client unit file
 # Managed by puppet class profile::swh::deploy::base_indexer
 # Changes will be overwritten
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Software Heritage Indexer Journal Client %i
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 User=<%= @user %>
 Group=<%= @group %>
 
 Type=simple
 # Mandatory environment variables (check associated parameters.conf for override)
 Environment=SWH_CONFIG_FILENAME=<%= @config_directory %>/%i.yml
 Environment=LOGLEVEL=INFO
 Environment=SWH_SENTRY_DSN=
 Environment=SWH_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=
 Environment=SWH_MAIN_PACKAGE=
+Environment=SWH_INDEXER_TYPE=
 
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/swh \
   --log-level $LOGLEVEL \
   --log-level azure.core.pipeline.policies.http_logging_policy:WARNING \
   indexer \
   --config-file $SWH_CONFIG_FILENAME \
-  journal-client %i
+  journal-client $SWH_INDEXER_TYPE
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target