diff --git a/daemon.go b/daemon.go
index 862d38e..15ee5c3 100644
--- a/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ type Daemon interface {
 	// close channels, process the last batch of items, etc.
 	Shutdown()
 
+	// String returns the name of a daemon.
+	String() string
+
 	// base is a (hack) function that allows the Daemon interface to reference
 	// underlying BaseDaemon structure.
 	base() *BaseDaemon
diff --git a/shezmu.go b/shezmu.go
index ff5942f..8fb39cf 100644
--- a/shezmu.go
+++ b/shezmu.go
@@ -185,15 +185,15 @@ func (s *Shezmu) processSystemTask(t *task) {
 func (s *Shezmu) processGeneralTask(t *task) {
 	defer func() {
 		if err := recover(); err != nil {
-			s.DaemonStats.Error(t.daemon.base().String())
+			s.DaemonStats.Error(t.daemon.String())
 			t.daemon.base().handlePanic(err)
-			s.Logger.Printf("Daemon %s recovered from a panic\nError: %v\n", t.daemon.base(), err)
+			s.Logger.Printf("Daemon %s recovered from a panic\nError: %v\n", t.daemon, err)
 			debug.PrintStack()
 		}
 	}()
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
 		dur := time.Now().Sub(start)
-		s.DaemonStats.Add(t.daemon.base().String(), dur)
+		s.DaemonStats.Add(t.daemon.String(), dur)
 	}(time.Now())
 
 	t.actor() // <--- ACTION STARTS HERE