diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp b/DRAMSys/library/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp
index 25c93ad6..3d9829db 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,28 @@ DRAMSys::DRAMSys(sc_module_name __attribute__((unused)) name,
                                                   + "configs/thermalsim/"
                                                   + thermalconfig);
 
+    // If a simulation file is passed as argument to DRAMSys the simulation ID
+    // is prepended to the simulation name if found.
+    std::string simName;
+    simName = Configuration::getInstance().SimulationName;
+    tinyxml2::XMLDocument simulationdoc;
+    loadXML(simulationToRun, simulationdoc);
+    tinyxml2::XMLElement *simulation = simulationdoc.FirstChildElement("simulation");
+    if (simulation != NULL) {
+        tinyxml2::XMLElement *simid = simulation->FirstChildElement("simulationid");
+        if (simid != NULL) {
+            auto r = simid->Attribute("id");
+            if (r != NULL) {
+                std::string sid;
+                sid = r;
+                simName = sid + '_' + Configuration::getInstance().SimulationName;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    cout << "Simulation name set to: " << simName << endl;
+
     // Instantiate all internal DRAMSys modules:
-    instantiateModules(Configuration::getInstance().SimulationName,
-                       pathToResources);
+    instantiateModules(simName, pathToResources);
     // Connect all internal DRAMSys modules:
     bindSockets();