diff --git a/validator/src/dashboard.rs b/validator/src/dashboard.rs
index 6992d6da01..be3672fe3b 100644
--- a/validator/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/validator/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use {
-    crate::{admin_rpc_service, new_spinner_progress_bar, println_name_value, ProgressBar},
+    crate::{
+        admin_rpc_service, format_name_value, new_spinner_progress_bar, println_name_value,
+        ProgressBar,
+    },
     console::style,
     solana_client::{
         client_error, rpc_client::RpcClient, rpc_request, rpc_response::RpcContactInfo,
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ impl Dashboard {
             };
 
             let rpc_client = RpcClient::new_socket(rpc_addr);
-            let identity = match rpc_client.get_identity() {
+            let mut identity = match rpc_client.get_identity() {
                 Ok(identity) => identity,
                 Err(err) => {
                     println!("Failed to get validator identity over RPC: {}", err);
@@ -122,6 +125,12 @@ impl Dashboard {
                     snapshot_slot_info = rpc_client.get_highest_snapshot_slot().ok();
                 }
 
+                let new_identity = rpc_client.get_identity().unwrap_or(identity);
+                if identity != new_identity {
+                    identity = new_identity;
+                    progress_bar.println(&format_name_value("Identity:", &identity.to_string()));
+                }
+
                 match get_validator_stats(&rpc_client, &identity) {
                     Ok((
                         processed_slot,
diff --git a/validator/src/lib.rs b/validator/src/lib.rs
index fe29b45d6d..df2758aabb 100644
--- a/validator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validator/src/lib.rs
@@ -108,9 +108,12 @@ pub fn port_range_validator(port_range: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn format_name_value(name: &str, value: &str) -> String {
+    format!("{} {}", style(name).bold(), value)
+}
 /// Pretty print a "name value"
 pub fn println_name_value(name: &str, value: &str) {
-    println!("{} {}", style(name).bold(), value);
+    format_name_value(name, value);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new process bar for processing that will take an unknown amount of time
@@ -141,6 +144,10 @@ impl ProgressBar {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn println<I: AsRef<str>>(&self, msg: I) {
+        self.progress_bar.println(msg);
+    }
+
     pub fn abandon_with_message<T: Into<Cow<'static, str>> + Display>(&self, msg: T) {
         if self.is_term {
             self.progress_bar.abandon_with_message(msg);