diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae4e83ee..cb56d6cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ The complete list of configurable parameters that can be configured via `userale
 | logDetails | Toggle detailed logs (keys pressed and input/change values) | false |
 | resolution | Delay between instances of high frequency logs (mouseover, scroll, etc.) | 500 (ms) |
 | userFromParams | Query param in the page URL to fetch userId from | null |
-| toolName | Name of tool being logged | null |
+| toolName | Name of tool being logged | null (but required) |
 | authHeader | Authorization header to be passed to logging endpoint | null |
 
 If you have included UserALE.js as a `script-tag` in your project, you can use HTML data parameters to pass configuration options to the library through the script tag. For example:
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ If you have included UserALE.js as a `script-tag` in your project, you can use H
           src="./node_modules/flagon-userale/build/userale-2.4.0.min.js"
           data-url="http://localhost:8000/"
           data-user="example-user"
+          data-toolName="sample-app"
           data-version="2.4.0"
           data-tool="Apache UserALE.js Example"
   ></script>
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ You have access to the same parameters listed above, however, naming conventions
 | data-log-details | Toggle detailed logs (keys pressed and input/change values) | false |
 | data-resolution | Delay between instances of high frequency logs (mouseover, scroll, etc.) | 500 (ms) |
 | data-user-from-params | Query param in the page URL to fetch userId from | null |
-| data-tool | Name of tool being logged | null |
+| data-toolName | Name of tool being logged | null (but is required) |
 | data-auth | Authorization header to be passed to logging endpoint | null |
 
 If you are using our [WebExtension](https://github.com/apache/flagon-useralejs/tree/master/src/UserALEWebExtension),
diff --git a/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js b/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
index 60ebf2ea..2ed8432d 100644
--- a/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
+++ b/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var config = {
   version: null,
   resolution: 500,
   time: timeStampScale({}),
+  toolName: "browser-plugin",
   on: true,
 };
 var sessionId = 'session_' + Date.now();
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ function packageBrowserLog(type, logDetail) {
     'details' : logDetail,
     'userId' : globals.toolUser,
     'toolVersion': null,
-    'toolName': null,
+    'toolName': "browser-plugin",
     'useraleVersion': null,
     'sessionID': sessionId,
   });
diff --git a/src/UserALEWebExtension/globals.js b/src/UserALEWebExtension/globals.js
index bda0d7fc..9325d3f4 100644
--- a/src/UserALEWebExtension/globals.js
+++ b/src/UserALEWebExtension/globals.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 export var userAleHost = 'http://localhost:8000';
 export var userAleScript = 'userale-2.4.0.min.js';
 export var toolUser = 'nobody';
-export var toolName = 'test_app';
+export var toolName = 'browser-plugin';
 export var toolVersion = '2.4.0';
 
 /* eslint-enable */
diff --git a/src/getInitialSettings.js b/src/getInitialSettings.js
index 174c6424..5535158a 100644
--- a/src/getInitialSettings.js
+++ b/src/getInitialSettings.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function getInitialSettings() {
     const get = script ? script.getAttribute.bind(script) : function () {
         return null;
     };
+
     settings.autostart = get('data-autostart') === 'false' ? false : true;
     settings.url = get('data-url') || 'http://localhost:8000';
     settings.transmitInterval = +get('data-interval') || 5000;
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ export function getInitialSettings() {
     settings.sessionID = get('data-session') || sessionId;
     settings.authHeader = get('data-auth') || null;
     settings.custIndex = get('data-index') || null;
+
+    if (settings.toolName === null || settings.toolName === "") {
+        throw "Please set the tool name before use.";
+    }
+
     return settings;
 }