diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index 471d52e..f786385 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -119,8 +119,23 @@ func (dc *DaemonConfig) SyncWithAssignments(configChecksums map[string]string, c
 		runnerBackend := runner.GetBackend()
 		if backend != nil && !runnerBackend.EqualSettings(backend) {
 			log.Infof("[%s] Updating process configuration", runner.Name())
+			runnerServiceType := runnerBackend.ServiceType
 			runner.SetBackend(*backend)
 			configChecksums[backend.Id] = ""
+			if backend.ServiceType != runnerServiceType {
+				log.Infof("Changing process runner (%s -> %s) for: %s",
+					runnerServiceType, backend.ServiceType, backend.Name)
+				dc.DeleteRunner(id)
+				dc.AddRunner(*backend, context)
+			}
+			// XXX
+			// We should, but cannot trigger a restart here.
+			//
+			// If a backend gets renamed, it expects the configuration under a new path.
+			// Therefore, we don't copy the configuration from the old backend to the new backend,
+			// but keep it empty.
+			// This will trigger `services.checkForUpdateAndRestart()` to write a new
+			// configuration and then restart the runner.
 		}
 
 		// cleanup backends that should not run anymore
diff --git a/daemon/exec_runner.go b/daemon/exec_runner.go
index e0a57a8..3ff3bb4 100644
--- a/daemon/exec_runner.go
+++ b/daemon/exec_runner.go
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ func (r *ExecRunner) GetBackend() *backends.Backend {
 func (r *ExecRunner) SetBackend(b backends.Backend) {
 	r.backend = b
 	r.name = b.Name
+	r.stderr = filepath.Join(r.context.UserConfig.LogPath, b.Name+"_stderr.log")
+	r.stdout = filepath.Join(r.context.UserConfig.LogPath, b.Name+"_stdout.log")
 	r.exec = b.ExecutablePath
 	r.args = b.ExecuteParameters
 	r.restartCount = 1