diff --git a/doc/release/master.md b/doc/release/master.md
index 338baaa18e2..4a2d6062e63 100644
--- a/doc/release/master.md
+++ b/doc/release/master.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Fixes
 
 * Configuration files installed by the `yarp_configure_plugins_installation` CMake macro are now relocatable (https://github.com/robotology/yarp/issues/2445, ).
 * Improved `ffmpeg` port monitor to allow using different couples of coders/decodes
+* `yarpbatterygui` now compatible with battery_nwc_yarp.
 
 New Features
 ------------
diff --git a/src/yarpbatterygui/main.cpp b/src/yarpbatterygui/main.cpp
index 2afa87c0341..1e8075a28b3 100644
--- a/src/yarpbatterygui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yarpbatterygui/main.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     bool b;
     do
     {
-        sprintf(pname, "/batteryMonitor%d:i", trial);
+        sprintf(pname, "/batteryMonitor%d", trial);
         b = yarp::os::Network::exists(pname);
         trial++;
     } while (b == true);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     yInfo() << "Using local port:" << localPort;
 
     yarp::os::Property options;
-    options.put("device", "batteryClient");
+    options.put("device", "battery_nwc_yarp");
     options.put("local", localPort);
     options.put("remote", remotePort);