diff --git a/conf/type/__process/explorer/runs b/conf/type/__process/explorer/runs
index 19d259a6..240ebef9 100755
--- a/conf/type/__process/explorer/runs
+++ b/conf/type/__process/explorer/runs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 # Check whether a process runs
 #
 
-process="$__object_id"
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+   name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
+else
+   name="$__object_id"
+fi
 
-pgrep -x -f "$process" || true
+pgrep -x -f "$name" || true
diff --git a/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote
index 219230db..f8da1795 100755
--- a/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__process/gencode-remote
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 # __file is a very basic type, which will probably be reused quite often
 #
 
-process="$__object_id"
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+   name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
+else
+   name="$__object_id"
+fi
 
 runs="$(cat "$__object/explorer/runs")"
 state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ case "$state" in
          if [ -f "$__object/parameter/start" ]; then
             cat "$__object/parameter/start"
          else
-            echo "$process"
+            echo "$name"
          fi
       fi
    ;;
@@ -47,4 +51,9 @@ case "$state" in
          fi
       fi
    ;;
+   *)
+      echo "Unknown state: $state" >&2
+      exit 1
+   ;;
+
 esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__process/man.text b/conf/type/__process/man.text
index 623ec4b2..5f49865b 100644
--- a/conf/type/__process/man.text
+++ b/conf/type/__process/man.text
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ state::
 
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
+name::
+   Process name to match on when using pgrep -f -x.
+
 stop::
    Executable to use for stopping the process.
 
diff --git a/conf/type/__process/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__process/parameter/optional
index 4189bb2c..3411afb4 100644
--- a/conf/type/__process/parameter/optional
+++ b/conf/type/__process/parameter/optional
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+name
 stop
 start