diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
index a3595d9233f..0d9a290f626 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ public class RSEDOMImporter implements IRSEDOMImporter
 				subSystem = factory.createSubSystemInternal(host);			
 			}
 			subSystem.setHidden(isHidden);
-			subSystem.setName(name);
+			
+			// name should always be based on the one in plugin.xml
+			//  so commenting this out
+			//subSystem.setName(name);
 			subSystem.setHost(host);
 			subSystem.setSubSystemConfiguration(factory);
 			subSystem.setWasRestored(true);