diff --git a/packages/stream-metadata/src/environment.ts b/packages/stream-metadata/src/environment.ts
index 732feb6ab..dd461beb5 100644
--- a/packages/stream-metadata/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/stream-metadata/src/environment.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import { getWeb3Deployment } from '@river-build/web3'
 import { z } from 'zod'
+import { v4 } from 'uuid'
 
 dotenv.config({
 	path: ['.env', '.env.local'],
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ function makeConfig() {
 			pretty: envMain.LOG_PRETTY,
 		},
 		aws: envAws?.success ? envAws.data : undefined,
+		instance: {
+			id: v4(),
+			deployedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/stream-metadata/src/logger.ts b/packages/stream-metadata/src/logger.ts
index b19463d8d..28bc8beb2 100644
--- a/packages/stream-metadata/src/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/stream-metadata/src/logger.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ const pinoOptions: LoggerOptions = {
 const baseLogger = pino(pinoOptions)
 
 export function getLogger(name: string, meta: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
-	return baseLogger.child({ name, ...meta })
+	return baseLogger.child({ name, instance: config.instance, ...meta })
 }