diff --git a/board.mk b/board.mk
index a303cf8a6..e5df22358 100644
--- a/board.mk
+++ b/board.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ BOARDINC += $(BOARD_DIR)/generated/controllers/generated
 
 BOARDCPPSRC =  $(BOARD_DIR)/board_configuration.cpp
 
-SHORT_BOARD_NAME=paralela
+# defines SHORT_BOARD_NAME
+include $(BOARD_DIR)/meta-info.env
 
 # reduce memory usage monitoring
 DDEFS += -DRAM_UNUSED_SIZE=100
diff --git a/meta-info.env b/meta-info.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19518e3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-info.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SHORT_BOARD_NAME=paralela