diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 21e0a92..27eda12 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void MainWindow::OnMenuItemClick(wxCommandEvent &event) {
       if (item->GetId() == id) {
         wxLogDebug("Selected %s", item->GetItemLabel());
         EngineTab *et = new EngineTab((wxWindow *)notebook,
-                                      item->GetItemLabel().ToStdString());
+                                      item->GetId()-100);
         AddPage(et,et);
       }
     }
@@ -174,14 +174,15 @@ void MainWindow::OnRefreshEngineList(wxCommandEvent &event) {
   // Refresh items
   CONFIG_OPEN(conf);
   conf->SetPath("engines/");
-  wxString engine_name;
+  wxString engine_id;
   long index;
-  if (conf->GetFirstGroup(engine_name, index)) {
+  if (conf->GetFirstGroup(engine_id, index)) {
     std::uint32_t id = 0;
     do {
+      wxString engine_name=conf->Read(engine_id+"/name");
       manageMenu->Append(100 + id, engine_name, "Configure " + engine_name);
       id++;
-    } while (conf->GetNextGroup(engine_name, index));
+    } while (conf->GetNextGroup(engine_id, index));
   }
   CONFIG_CLOSE(conf);
   ApplyPreferences(); // Propagate informations to the tabs that require it
diff --git a/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.cpp b/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.cpp
index 1f82218..345a650 100644
--- a/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.cpp
+++ b/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.cpp
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 #include "EngineTab.hpp"
 
 EngineTab::EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, uciadapter::UCI *engine,
-                     std::string engine_path_or_name)
+                     std::string engine_path)
     : TabEngine(parent), TabInfos(TabInfos::ENGINE),
-      enginePath(engine_path_or_name), engine(engine) {
+      enginePath(engine_path), engine(engine) {
+  
+  // Init engine name and location
   SetLabel("New Engine");
+  engine_location->SetValue(engine_path);
 
-  engine_location->SetValue(engine_path_or_name);
+  // Fetch engine id
   CONFIG_OPEN(conf);
-  // conf->DeleteGroup(confGroup);
-  engineName = "NewEngine";
-  confGroup = "engines/" + engineName;
-  std::uint32_t key = 2;
-  while (conf->HasGroup(confGroup)) {
-    engineName = "NewEngine" + std::to_string(key);
-    confGroup = "engines/" + engineName;
-    key++;
-  }
-  engine_name->SetValue(engineName);
-
-  // conf->Write(confGroup + "/path", wxString(engine_path_or_name));
+  conf->SetPath("engines/");
+  engine_id=conf->GetNumberOfGroups();
   CONFIG_CLOSE(conf);
+  confGroup = "engines/" + std::to_string(engine_id);
+
+  // Init data
   InitConfiguration();
   LoadConfiguration();
   RefreshItemList();
@@ -30,15 +26,21 @@ EngineTab::EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, uciadapter::UCI *engine,
   Bind(wxEVT_PG_CHANGED, [p=this](wxPropertyGridEvent& event){p->is_dirty=true;});
 }
 
-EngineTab::EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, std::string name)
+EngineTab::EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, std::uint32_t id)
     : TabEngine(parent), TabInfos(TabInfos::ENGINE), engine(nullptr) {
-  SetLabel(name);
-  engineName = name;
-  confGroup = "engines/" + engineName;
-  engine_name->SetValue(engineName);
+  // Init engine group
+  std::string id_str=std::to_string(id);
+  confGroup = "engines/" + std::to_string(id);
+
+  // Fetch name and path
   CONFIG_OPEN(conf);
+  wxString name=conf->Read(confGroup + "/name");
+  SetLabel(name);
+  engine_name->SetValue(name);
   engine_location->SetValue(conf->Read(confGroup + "/path"));
   CONFIG_CLOSE(conf);
+
+  // Load existing configuration
   LoadConfiguration();
 
   Bind(wxEVT_BUTTON, &EngineTab::OnSave, this, ENGINE_SAVE_CONF_BUTTON);
@@ -101,20 +103,10 @@ void EngineTab::LoadConfiguration() {
 
 void EngineTab::OnSave(wxCommandEvent &event) {
   CONFIG_OPEN(conf2);
-  wxString new_engine_name = engine_name->GetValue();
-  if (new_engine_name != engineName) {
-    conf2->SetPath("engines/");
-    conf2->RenameGroup(engineName, new_engine_name);
-    engineName = new_engine_name;
-    confGroup = "engines/" + engineName;
-    conf2->SetPath("..");
-    SetLabel(new_engine_name);
-    // First refresh tab title
-    wxCommandEvent refreshTitle(REFRESH_TAB_TITLE, GetId());
-    refreshTitle.SetEventObject(this);
-    wxLogDebug("New engine name is %s",this->GetLabel());
-    ProcessEvent(refreshTitle);
-  }
+  // Update engine name:
+  conf2->Write(confGroup + "/name", engine_name->GetValue());
+  
+  // Update engine configuration:
   long index;
   std::string optsPath = confGroup + "/options";
   conf2->SetPath(optsPath);
diff --git a/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.hpp b/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.hpp
index 711c3c7..975ddf6 100644
--- a/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.hpp
+++ b/src/engine_tab/EngineTab.hpp
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ wxDECLARE_EVENT(REFRESH_TAB_TITLE, wxCommandEvent);
 class EngineTab : public TabEngine, public TabInfos {
   uciadapter::UCI *engine;
   std::string confGroup, enginePath;
-  std::string engineName;
+  std::uint32_t engine_id;
   void InitConfiguration();
   void LoadConfiguration();
   void RefreshItemList();
 public:
   EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, uciadapter::UCI *engine,
-            std::string engine_path_or_name);
-  EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, std::string name);
+            std::string engine_path);
+  EngineTab(wxWindow *parent, std::uint32_t id);
   ~EngineTab();
   void ApplyPreferences() {}
   std::shared_ptr<Game> GetGame() { return nullptr; }
diff --git a/src/game_tab/right_panel/GameTabRightPanel.cpp b/src/game_tab/right_panel/GameTabRightPanel.cpp
index 5d933b8..ff9576d 100644
--- a/src/game_tab/right_panel/GameTabRightPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/game_tab/right_panel/GameTabRightPanel.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void GameTabRightPanel::OnLiveAnalysis(wxCommandEvent &event) {
       ProcessEvent(notifyEvent);
 
       live_engine = new LiveEngineDialog(
-          this, engine_list->GetString(selection).ToStdString());
+          this, selection);
       live_engine->SetFEN(game->GetFen());
       live_engine->Show();
       live_engine->Bind(wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW,
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ void GameTabRightPanel::ApplyPreferences() {
   engine_list->Clear();
   CONFIG_OPEN(conf);
   conf->SetPath("engines/");
-  wxString engine_name;
+  wxString engine_id;
   long index;
-  if (conf->GetFirstGroup(engine_name, index)) {
+  if (conf->GetFirstGroup(engine_id, index)) {
     do {
-      engine_list->Append(engine_name);
-    } while (conf->GetNextGroup(engine_name, index));
+      engine_list->Append(conf->Read(engine_id+"/name"));
+    } while (conf->GetNextGroup(engine_id, index));
   }
   CONFIG_CLOSE(conf);
   editor_canvas->ApplyPreferences();
diff --git a/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.cpp b/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.cpp
index 64d75e3..d0b1896 100644
--- a/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 #include "LiveEngineDialog.hpp"
 
-LiveEngineDialog::LiveEngineDialog(wxWindow *parent, std::string engine_name)
-    : DialogLiveEngine(parent), engine_name(engine_name), interval(1000),
+LiveEngineDialog::LiveEngineDialog(wxWindow *parent, std::uint32_t engine_id)
+    : DialogLiveEngine(parent), interval(1000),
       engine(nullptr) {
   lines_list->InsertColumn(0, "#", wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT, 50);
   lines_list->InsertColumn(1, "CP", wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT, 70);
   lines_list->InsertColumn(2, "Line", wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT, 300);
+
+  // Load engine name
+  confGroup="engines/"+std::to_string(engine_id);
+  CONFIG_OPEN(conf);
+  engine_name=conf->Read(confGroup+"/name");
+  CONFIG_CLOSE(conf);
   current_engine->SetLabel(engine_name);
+
   InitEngine();
   Bind(wxEVT_BUTTON, &LiveEngineDialog::TogglePauseEngine, this,
        LIVE_ENGINE_PAUSE_BUTTON);
@@ -25,11 +32,11 @@ void LiveEngineDialog::InitEngine() {
     wxLogDebug("Start engine: %s", engine_name);
     CONFIG_OPEN(conf);
     engine = new uciadapter::UCI(
-        conf->Read("engines/" + engine_name + "/path").ToStdString());
+        conf->Read(confGroup + "/path").ToStdString());
     engine->ucinewgame();
 
     long index;
-    std::string optsPath = "engines/" + engine_name + "/options";
+    std::string optsPath = confGroup + "/options";
     conf->SetPath(optsPath);
     wxString opt_name;
     if (conf->GetFirstGroup(opt_name, index)) {
diff --git a/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.hpp b/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.hpp
index b7be674..2ba39c1 100644
--- a/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.hpp
+++ b/src/game_tab/right_panel/LiveEngineDialog.hpp
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ typedef struct EngineEvaluation {
 class LiveEngineDialog : public DialogLiveEngine {
   uciadapter::UCI *engine;
   std::string engine_name;
+  std::string confGroup;
+
   wxTimer timer;
   /// @brief The following time interval definitely need to be configure in the user settings (set to 1s for now)
   std::uint32_t interval;
 
 public:
-  LiveEngineDialog(wxWindow *parent, std::string engine_name);
+  LiveEngineDialog(wxWindow *parent, std::uint32_t engine_id);
   ~LiveEngineDialog();
   void InitEngine();
   void TogglePauseEngine(wxCommandEvent &event);