diff --git a/manifests/containerreconciler.pp b/manifests/containerreconciler.pp
index 811d6a09..6ef69a32 100644
--- a/manifests/containerreconciler.pp
+++ b/manifests/containerreconciler.pp
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
 #
 #  [*log_name*]
 #    (optional) Log name.
-#    Defaults to $facts['os_service_default'].
+#    Defaults to 'container-reconciler'.
 #
 #  [*log_level*]
 #    (optional) Log level.
-#    Defaults to $facts['os_service_default'].
+#    Defaults to 'INFO'.
 #
 #  [*log_facility*]
 #    (optional) Log level
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class swift::containerreconciler(
   $cache_tls_cafile                        = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $cache_tls_certfile                      = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $cache_tls_keyfile                       = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $log_name                                = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $log_name                                = 'container-reconciler',
   $log_level                               = 'INFO',
   $log_facility                            = 'LOG_LOCAL2',
   $log_address                             = '/dev/log',
diff --git a/manifests/objectexpirer.pp b/manifests/objectexpirer.pp
index 18e99259..df4cffa5 100644
--- a/manifests/objectexpirer.pp
+++ b/manifests/objectexpirer.pp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 #
 #  [*log_name*]
 #    (optional) Log name.
-#    Defaults to $facts['os_service_default'].
+#    Defaults to 'object-expirer'.
 #
 #  [*log_level*]
 #    (optional) Log level.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class swift::objectexpirer(
   $cache_tls_cafile                        = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $cache_tls_certfile                      = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $cache_tls_keyfile                       = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $log_name                                = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $log_name                                = 'object-expirer',
   $log_level                               = 'INFO',
   $log_facility                            = 'LOG_LOCAL2',
   $log_address                             = '/dev/log',
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_containerreconciler_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_containerreconciler_spec.rb
index 5327b871..b2727154 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_containerreconciler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_containerreconciler_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe 'swift::containerreconciler' do
         is_expected.to contain_swift_container_reconciler_config(
           'container-reconciler/request_tries').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_container_reconciler_config(
-          'container-reconciler/log_name').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+          'container-reconciler/log_name').with_value('container-reconciler')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_container_reconciler_config(
           'container-reconciler/log_level').with_value('INFO')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_container_reconciler_config(
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_objectexpirer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_objectexpirer_spec.rb
index c1aeca83..5fd8ffae 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_objectexpirer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_objectexpirer_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe 'swift::objectexpirer' do
         is_expected.to contain_swift_object_expirer_config(
           'object-expirer/report_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_object_expirer_config(
-          'object-expirer/log_name').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+          'object-expirer/log_name').with_value('object-expirer')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_object_expirer_config(
           'object-expirer/log_level').with_value('INFO')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_object_expirer_config(