diff --git a/configs/mongo/mongow.xml b/configs/mongo/mongow.xml
index 8d7fbc1..fcef107 100644
--- a/configs/mongo/mongow.xml
+++ b/configs/mongo/mongow.xml
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@
 	</ipfixAggregator>
 	
 	<ipfixDbWriterMongo id="4">
+	
     <host>127.0.0.1</host>
     <database>nasty</database>
   	<bufferobjects>5</bufferobjects>
   	<port>27017</port>
+    <beautifyProperties />
     <properties>
       <name>dstIP</name>
       <name>srcIP</name>
diff --git a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.cpp b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.cpp
index a95e97c..52e664a 100644
--- a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.cpp
@@ -327,9 +327,12 @@ mongo::BSONObj IpfixDbWriterMongo::getInsertObj(const IpfixRecord::SourceID& sou
 				}
 		}
 
-		msg(MSG_DEBUG, "saw ipfix id %s in packet with intdata %llX", prop->propertyName,
-        static_cast<long long int>(intdata));
-		obj << prop->propertyName << static_cast<long long int>(intdata);
+		msg(MSG_DEBUG, "saw ipfix id %s (element ID %d) in packet with intdata %llX", prop->propertyName,
+				prop->ipfixId, static_cast<long long int>(intdata));
+		if (beautyProp)
+			obj << prop->propertyName << static_cast<long long int>(intdata);
+		else
+			obj << boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(prop->ipfixId).c_str() << static_cast<long long int>(intdata);
 	}
 
 	if (flowstartsec == 0) {
@@ -459,9 +462,10 @@ void IpfixDbWriterMongo::onDataRecord(IpfixDataRecord* record)
 IpfixDbWriterMongo::IpfixDbWriterMongo(const string& hostname, const string& database,
 		const string& username, const string& password,
 		unsigned port, uint32_t observationDomainId, uint16_t maxStatements,
-		const vector<string>& propertyNames)
+		const vector<string>& propertyNames, bool beautifyProperties)
 	: currentExporter(NULL), numberOfInserts(0), maxInserts(maxStatements),
-	dbHost(hostname), dbName(database), dbUser(username), dbPassword(password), dbPort(port), con(0)
+	dbHost(hostname), dbName(database), dbUser(username), dbPassword(password), dbPort(port), con(0),
+	beautyProp(beautifyProperties)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.hpp b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.hpp
index 7c6fb97..614d277 100644
--- a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongo.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class IpfixDbWriterMongo
 		IpfixDbWriterMongo(const string& hostname, const string& database,
 				const string& username, const string& password,
 				unsigned port, uint32_t observationDomainId, uint16_t maxStatements,
-				const vector<string>& properties);
+				const vector<string>& properties, bool beautifyProperties);
 		~IpfixDbWriterMongo();
 
 		void onDataRecord(IpfixDataRecord* record);
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class IpfixDbWriterMongo
 		string dbHost, dbName, dbUser, dbPassword, dbCollectionFlows, dbCollectionExporters, dbCollectionCounters;
 		unsigned dbPort;
     mongo::DBClientConnection con;
+    	bool beautyProp;
 		bool dbError;			// db error flag
     mongo::BSONObj getInsertObj(const IpfixRecord::SourceID& sourceID,
 				TemplateInfo& dataTemplateInfo,uint16_t length, IpfixRecord::Data* data);
diff --git a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.cpp b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.cpp
index 67ab206..ef0425d 100644
--- a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg::IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg(XMLElement* elem)
   if (!elem) return;
 
   XMLNode::XMLSet<XMLElement*> set = _elem->getElementChildren();
+  	beautifyProperties = false;
 	for ( XMLNode::XMLSet<XMLElement*>::iterator it = set.begin();
         it != set.end();
 	      it++) {
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg::IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg(XMLElement* elem)
 			readProperties(e);
 		} else if (e->matches("observationDomainId")) {
 			observationDomainId = getInt("observationDomainId");
+		} else if (e->matches("beautifyProperties")) {
+			beautifyProperties = true;
 		} else if (e->matches("next")) { // ignore next
 		} else {
 			msg(MSG_FATAL, "Unknown IpfixDbWriterMongo config statement %s\n", e->getName().c_str());
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg::~IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg()
 
 IpfixDbWriterMongo* IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg::createInstance()
 {
-  instance = new IpfixDbWriterMongo(hostname, database, user, password, port, observationDomainId, bufferObjects, properties);
+  instance = new IpfixDbWriterMongo(hostname, database, user, password, port, observationDomainId, bufferObjects, properties, beautifyProperties);
 	msg(MSG_DEBUG, "IpfixDbWriterMongo configuration host %s collection %s user %s password %s port %i observationDomainId %i bufferRecords %i\n", 
 	  hostname.c_str(), database.c_str(), user.c_str(), password.c_str(), port, observationDomainId, bufferObjects);
   return instance;
diff --git a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.h b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.h
index fd13fd9..60f419a 100644
--- a/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.h
+++ b/src/modules/ipfix/IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ protected:
 	uint16_t bufferObjects;	/**< amount of records to buffer until they are written to database */
 	uint32_t observationDomainId;	/**< default observation domain id (overrides the one received in the records */
 	vector<string> properties; /**< property names */
+	bool beautifyProperties; /* whether to use beautified property names or raw ipfix number */
 
 	void readProperties(XMLElement* elem);
 	IpfixDbWriterMongoCfg(XMLElement*);