diff --git a/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.cpp b/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.cpp
index a551f9d01..9831a3e4c 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@
 // ArchDaemonNone
 //
 
-int ArchDaemonNone::daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func)
+int ArchDaemonNone::daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func)
 {
   // simply forward the call to func.  obviously, this doesn't
   // do any daemonizing.
-  auto t = name.toStdString();
-  const char *n = t.c_str();
   return func();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.h b/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.h
index db3674b88..3060335b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/ArchDaemonNone.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ public:
   ~ArchDaemonNone() override = default;
 
   // IArchDaemon overrides
-  int daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func) override;
+  int daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func) override;
   QString commandLine() const override;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/IArchDaemon.h b/src/lib/arch/IArchDaemon.h
index fde312ec2..883c2edf2 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/IArchDaemon.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/IArchDaemon.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     \c ArchMiscWindows::daemonFailed() to indicate startup failure.
   </ul>
   */
-  virtual int daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func) = 0;
+  virtual int daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func) = 0;
 
   //@}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.cpp b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.cpp
index dd1504e5f..673b2468c 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ bool alreadyDaemonized()
 
 #endif
 
-int ArchDaemonUnix::daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func)
+int ArchDaemonUnix::daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func)
 {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   if (alreadyDaemonized()) {
-    auto t = name.toStdString();
-    const char *n = t.c_str();
     return func();
   }
 #endif
@@ -108,8 +106,5 @@ int ArchDaemonUnix::daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func)
 #endif
 
   // invoke function
-
-  auto t = name.toStdString();
-  const char *n = t.c_str();
   return func();
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.h b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.h
index 280154397..802dde344 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchDaemonUnix.h
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ public:
   ~ArchDaemonUnix() override = default;
 
   // IArchDaemon overrides
-  int daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func) override;
+  int daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func) override;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.cpp b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.cpp
index 119308a77..884558bd8 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h"
 #include "arch/win32/XArchWindows.h"
 #include "base/Log.h"
+#include "common/Constants.h"
 
 //
 // ArchDaemonWindows
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ void ArchDaemonWindows::daemonFailed(int result)
   throw ArchDaemonRunException(result);
 }
 
-int ArchDaemonWindows::daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func)
+int ArchDaemonWindows::daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func)
 {
   assert(name != nullptr);
   assert(func != nullptr);
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ int ArchDaemonWindows::daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func)
 
   // construct the service entry
   SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY entry[2];
-  entry[0].lpServiceName = const_cast<wchar_t *>(name.toStdWString().c_str());
+  entry[0].lpServiceName = const_cast<wchar_t *>(QString(kAppName).toStdWString().c_str());
   entry[0].lpServiceProc = &ArchDaemonWindows::serviceMainEntry;
   entry[1].lpServiceName = nullptr;
   entry[1].lpServiceProc = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.h b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.h
index 466d8056e..4f33d0701 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchDaemonWindows.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
   static UINT getDaemonQuitMessage();
 
   // IArchDaemon overrides
-  int daemonize(const QString &name, DaemonFunc const &func) override;
+  int daemonize(DaemonFunc const &func) override;
   QString commandLine() const override
   {
     return m_commandLine;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp
index 42e5bfe27..718c71c60 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/DaemonApp.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void DaemonApp::run(QThread &daemonThread)
       mainLoop();
     } else {
       LOG_DEBUG("running daemon in background (daemonizing)");
-      ARCH->daemonize(kAppName, [this] { return daemonLoop(); });
+      ARCH->daemonize([this] { return daemonLoop(); });
     }
 
     daemonThread.quit();
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
index f6c2f47c9..70c9316ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int AppUtilWindows::daemonNTStartup()
 {
   SystemLogger sysLogger(app().daemonName(), false);
   m_exitMode = kExitModeDaemon;
-  return ARCH->daemonize(app().daemonName(), daemonNTMainLoopStatic);
+  return ARCH->daemonize(daemonNTMainLoopStatic);
 }
 
 static int daemonNTStartupStatic()