diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 501a41241..d14af01c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pio_local.ini
 # OS specific
 .DS_Store
 *Thumbs.db
+.directory
 
 # project specfic
 /scripts/stackdmp.txt
@@ -25,4 +26,6 @@ emsesp
 /interface/build
 /interface/node_modules
 /interface/.eslintcache
-
+# /interface/package-lock.json # this file will be modified by npm! What can we do here?
+package-lock.json
+package.json
diff --git a/src/dallassensor.cpp b/src/dallassensor.cpp
index a81975d35..37cc04a65 100644
--- a/src/dallassensor.cpp
+++ b/src/dallassensor.cpp
@@ -379,8 +379,11 @@ void DallasSensor::publish_values(const bool force) {
                 config["uniq_id"] = str;
 
                 JsonObject dev = config.createNestedObject("dev");
+                dev["name"]    = FJSON("EMS-ESP Dallas");               // Global name for device (all Dallas sensors, avoids using the very first name for the group)
+                dev["mf"]      = FJSON("Dallas");                       // Manufacturer (avoids the ugly <unknown> in HA)
+                dev["mdl"]     = FJSON("1Wire");                        // Model (avoids the ugly <unknown> in HA)
                 JsonArray  ids = dev.createNestedArray("ids");
-                ids.add("ems-esp");
+                ids.add("ems-esp-dallas");                              // Different ids as the other portions of the EMS-ESP
 
                 char topic[100];
                 if (dallas_format == Mqtt::Dallas_Format::SENSORID) {
diff --git a/workspace.code-workspace b/workspace.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..876a1499c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspace.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file