diff --git a/libs/service/service.go b/libs/service/service.go
index 9b3f36fff..f8358213b 100644
--- a/libs/service/service.go
+++ b/libs/service/service.go
@@ -130,12 +130,13 @@ func (bs *BaseService) SetLogger(l log.Logger) {
 func (bs *BaseService) Start() error {
 	if atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&bs.started, 0, 1) {
 		if atomic.LoadUint32(&bs.stopped) == 1 {
-			bs.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Not starting %v -- already stopped", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+			bs.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Not starting %v service -- already stopped", bs.name),
+				"impl", bs.impl)
 			// revert flag
 			atomic.StoreUint32(&bs.started, 0)
 			return ErrAlreadyStopped
 		}
-		bs.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Starting %v", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+		bs.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Starting %v service", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
 		err := bs.impl.OnStart()
 		if err != nil {
 			// revert flag
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func (bs *BaseService) Start() error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	bs.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Not starting %v -- already started", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+	bs.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Not starting %v service -- already started", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
 	return ErrAlreadyStarted
 }
 
@@ -158,17 +159,18 @@ func (bs *BaseService) OnStart() error { return nil }
 func (bs *BaseService) Stop() error {
 	if atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&bs.stopped, 0, 1) {
 		if atomic.LoadUint32(&bs.started) == 0 {
-			bs.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Not stopping %v -- have not been started yet", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+			bs.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Not stopping %v service -- has not been started yet", bs.name),
+				"impl", bs.impl)
 			// revert flag
 			atomic.StoreUint32(&bs.stopped, 0)
 			return ErrNotStarted
 		}
-		bs.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Stopping %v", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+		bs.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Stopping %v service", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
 		bs.impl.OnStop()
 		close(bs.quit)
 		return nil
 	}
-	bs.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Stopping %v (ignoring: already stopped)", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+	bs.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Stopping %v service (already stopped)", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
 	return ErrAlreadyStopped
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ func (bs *BaseService) OnStop() {}
 // will be returned if the service is running.
 func (bs *BaseService) Reset() error {
 	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&bs.stopped, 1, 0) {
-		bs.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Can't reset %v. Not stopped", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
+		bs.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Can't reset %v service. Not stopped", bs.name), "impl", bs.impl)
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't reset running %s", bs.name)
 	}