diff --git a/ais2msg/aismsg_publisher.py b/ais2msg/aismsg_publisher.py
index eb41575a27e62c11aa6dae5f7bdf173aaca357fe..14ba70a83133a92eaeb2a46fe726c6a08b8b3dc1 100644
--- a/ais2msg/aismsg_publisher.py
+++ b/ais2msg/aismsg_publisher.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class AISObjectPublisher(Node):
             aisobj.object.timestamp_last_update = self.get_clock().now(
             ).nanoseconds
             aisobj.header.stamp = self.get_clock().now().to_msg()
-            aisobj.header.frame_id = str(self.counter)
+            # aisobj.header.frame_id = "base_link"
             self.counter += 1
             self.last_timestamp = aisobj.object.timestamp_last_update