diff --git a/launch/include/pointcloud_to_laserscan.launch b/launch/include/pointcloud_to_laserscan.launch
index e6c852b2817bd52c2d25db95d5e51c6afb6eda55..5e803fac0f2a65da2090543a78c8e29641cb5c2b 100644
--- a/launch/include/pointcloud_to_laserscan.launch
+++ b/launch/include/pointcloud_to_laserscan.launch
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <launch>
 
   <arg name="ns"            default="robot"/>
+  <arg name="node_name"     default="pcl_to_laserscan"/>
   <arg name="config_file"   default="$(find iri_rosnav)/params/pointcloud_to_laserscan.yaml" />
   <arg name="scan_topic"    default="$(arg ns)/scan"/>
   <arg name="cloud_topic"   default="$(arg ns)/points"/>
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <group ns="$(arg ns)">
 
-    <node name="pointcloud_to_laserscan"
+    <node name="$(arg node_name)"
           pkg ="pointcloud_to_laserscan"
           type="pointcloud_to_laserscan_node"
           output="$(arg output)"
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 2baf1844df120ace124dd07692d15ab3c397d5fd..76fc9183f0772be37c2f67cc1f1b30004f2abae7 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   <exec_depend>map_server</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>move_base</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>navigation</exec_depend>
+  <exec_depend>pointcloud_to_laserscan</exec_depend>
 
 
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