diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 5694e670b..51ef777f1 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ function getConfig(callback) {
         // TODO provide that number from the appstore
         var memory = bytes(result.size) || 0;
 
+        // FIXME we should have a separate flag to indicate caas
+        var provider = result.region === null ? null : 'caas';
+
         settings.getCloudronName(function (error, cloudronName) {
             if (error) return callback(new CloudronError(CloudronError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ function getConfig(callback) {
                     region: result.region,
                     size: result.size,
                     memory: memory,
+                    provider: provider,
                     cloudronName: cloudronName
                 });
             });