diff --git a/logger/syslog.go b/logger/syslog.go
index 96d65ca676b..7d7713b3df6 100644
--- a/logger/syslog.go
+++ b/logger/syslog.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ type SysLogger struct {
 	trace  bool
 }
 
+// SetSyslogName sets the name to use for the syslog.
+// Currently used only on Windows.
+func SetSyslogName(name string) {}
+
 // GetSysLoggerTag generates the tag name for use in syslog statements. If
 // the executable is linked, the name of the link will be used as the tag,
 // otherwise, the name of the executable is used.  "gnatsd" is the default
diff --git a/logger/syslog_windows.go b/logger/syslog_windows.go
index 7e780812e7a..54972062e30 100644
--- a/logger/syslog_windows.go
+++ b/logger/syslog_windows.go
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/eventlog"
 )
 
-const (
-	natsEventSource = "NATS-Server"
-)
+var natsEventSource = "NATS-Server"
+
+// SetSyslogName sets the name to use for the system log event source
+func SetSyslogName(name string) {
+	natsEventSource = name
+}
 
 // SysLogger logs to the windows event logger
 type SysLogger struct {
diff --git a/server/const.go b/server/const.go
index b27ae5d9d64..5a8362acc1c 100644
--- a/server/const.go
+++ b/server/const.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 
 const (
 	// VERSION is the current version for the server.
-	VERSION = "1.2.0"
+	VERSION = "1.3.0"
 
 	// PROTO is the currently supported protocol.
 	// 0 was the original
diff --git a/server/service_windows.go b/server/service_windows.go
index 43cc2b5ceec..0b9fa949684 100644
--- a/server/service_windows.go
+++ b/server/service_windows.go
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	serviceName     = "gnatsd"
 	reopenLogCode   = 128
 	reopenLogCmd    = svc.Cmd(reopenLogCode)
 	acceptReopenLog = svc.Accepted(reopenLogCode)
 )
 
+var serviceName = "gnatsd"
+
+// SetServiceName allows setting a different service name
+func SetServiceName(name string) {
+	serviceName = name
+}
+
 // winServiceWrapper implements the svc.Handler interface for implementing
 // gnatsd as a Windows service.
 type winServiceWrapper struct {
diff --git a/server/signal.go b/server/signal.go
index 6a432f7c508..8402214905c 100644
--- a/server/signal.go
+++ b/server/signal.go
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-const processName = "gnatsd"
+var processName = "gnatsd"
+
+// SetProcessName allows to change the expected name of the process.
+func SetProcessName(name string) {
+	processName = name
+}
 
 // Signal Handling
 func (s *Server) handleSignals() {
@@ -76,10 +81,10 @@ func ProcessSignal(command Command, pidStr string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		if len(pids) == 0 {
-			return errors.New("no gnatsd processes running")
+			return fmt.Errorf("no %s processes running", processName)
 		}
 		if len(pids) > 1 {
-			errStr := "multiple gnatsd processes running:\n"
+			errStr := fmt.Sprintf("multiple %s processes running:\n", processName)
 			prefix := ""
 			for _, p := range pids {
 				errStr += fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", prefix, p)