diff --git a/sh/runit.sh b/sh/runit.sh
index e9c1d220..3cef0f3a 100644
--- a/sh/runit.sh
+++ b/sh/runit.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ runit_start()
 	ebegin "Starting ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 	ln -snf "${service_path}" "${service_link}"
 	sv start "${service_link}" > /dev/null 2>&1
-	eend $? "Failed to start $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $? "Failed to start ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 runit_stop()
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ runit_stop()
 	ebegin "Stopping ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 	sv stop "${service_link}" > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
 	rm "${service_link}"
-	eend $? "Failed to stop $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $? "Failed to stop ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 runit_status()
diff --git a/sh/s6.sh b/sh/s6.sh
index 447419ce..d1b9c103 100644
--- a/sh/s6.sh
+++ b/sh/s6.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ s6_start()
 	sleep 1.5
 	set -- $(s6-svstat "${s6_service_link}")
 	[ "$1" = "up" ]
-	eend $? "Failed to start $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $? "Failed to start ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 s6_stop()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ s6_stop()
 	s6-svc -wD -d -T ${s6_service_timeout_stop:-10000} "${s6_service_link}"
 	set -- $(s6-svstat "${s6_service_link}")
 	[ "$1" = "down" ]
-	eend $? "Failed to stop $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $? "Failed to stop ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 s6_status()
diff --git a/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh b/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
index 65ee6603..6b679ac2 100644
--- a/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
+++ b/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ssd_start()
 		${command_user+--user} $command_user \
 		$_background $start_stop_daemon_args \
 		-- $command_args $command_args_background
-	if eend $? "Failed to start $RC_SVCNAME"; then
+	if eend $? "Failed to start ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"; then
 		service_set_value "command" "${command}"
 		[ -n "${chroot}" ] && service_set_value "chroot" "${chroot}"
 		[ -n "${pidfile}" ] && service_set_value "pidfile" "${pidfile}"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ssd_stop()
 		${pidfile:+--pidfile} $chroot$pidfile \
 		${stopsig:+--signal} $stopsig
 
-	eend $? "Failed to stop $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $? "Failed to stop ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 ssd_status()
diff --git a/sh/supervise-daemon.sh b/sh/supervise-daemon.sh
index 2d889a63..e6ac1174 100644
--- a/sh/supervise-daemon.sh
+++ b/sh/supervise-daemon.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ supervise_start()
 		[ -n "${chroot}" ] && service_set_value "chroot" "${chroot}"
 		[ -n "${pidfile}" ] && service_set_value "pidfile" "${pidfile}"
 	fi
-	eend $rc "failed to start $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $rc "failed to start ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 supervise_stop()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ supervise_stop()
 		${pidfile:+--pidfile} $chroot$pidfile \
 		${stopsig:+--signal} $stopsig
 
-	eend $? "Failed to stop $RC_SVCNAME"
+	eend $? "Failed to stop ${name:-$RC_SVCNAME}"
 }
 
 supervise_status()