diff --git a/src/zabbix_sender.erl b/src/zabbix_sender.erl
index 178bada..945ad3d 100644
--- a/src/zabbix_sender.erl
+++ b/src/zabbix_sender.erl
@@ -202,10 +202,12 @@ send(Key, Value) ->
 %% @doc Send Key-Value-pair via server identified by Ref
 -spec send(server_ref(), key(), value()) -> ok.
 %% ====================================================================
+send(Ref, {Name, Key}, Value) ->
+  set_local_name(Ref, Name),
+  gen_server:cast(Ref, {send, Name, Key, Value});
 send(Ref, Key, Value) ->
   gen_server:cast(Ref, {send, Key, Value}).
 
-
 %% info/0
 %% ====================================================================
 %% @doc Return info about singleton server