1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pylon.lua b/pylon.lua
index 69a611a..9d4a02d 100644
--- a/pylon.lua
+++ b/pylon.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function BasePylon.make(cls, wilson, conf)
 	self.wilson = wilson
 	self.inbox = Queue()
 	self.log = Log(self.name,self.loglevel)
+	self:_check_fields"shortname"
 	self:init()
 	return self end
 function BasePylon._check_fields(self, fields) for k in qw.i(fields) do