diff --git a/postgresql-controller.lua b/postgresql-controller.lua
index 91ce5f8e3defdd8f171ca88f6a894fd1ba08d3e5..e7c6d137e1009b6b0d4ff1f48d13daf9220df715 100644
--- a/postgresql-controller.lua
+++ b/postgresql-controller.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ module(..., package.seeall)
 -- Load libraries
 require("controllerfunctions")
 
+mvc = {}
+mvc.on_load = function(self, parent)
+	self.model.set_processname(string.match(self.conf.prefix, "[^/]+"))
+end
+
 default_action = "status"
 
 function status(self)
diff --git a/postgresql-model.lua b/postgresql-model.lua
index 5efa635f81ff9cacba40e01ef29b00644e0c253e..dc73d9067e4ad66299e4fa55a83ff147a9383c14 100644
--- a/postgresql-model.lua
+++ b/postgresql-model.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ local path = "PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
 local datadirectory
 local filelist
 
+function set_processname(p)
+	processname = p
+	confdfile = "/etc/conf.d/"..processname
+end
+
 -- ################################################################################
 -- LOCAL FUNCTIONS