diff --git a/runviewer/__init__.py b/runviewer/__init__.py
index c378318..7202f00 100644
--- a/runviewer/__init__.py
+++ b/runviewer/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 
 from .__version__ import __version__
 
+APPLICATION_NAME = 'runviewer'
 runviewer_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
diff --git a/runviewer/__main__.py b/runviewer/__main__.py
index 9f0d5b8..86f2126 100644
--- a/runviewer/__main__.py
+++ b/runviewer/__main__.py
@@ -12,16 +12,18 @@
 #####################################################################
 import os
 import labscript_utils.excepthook
+from runviewer import APPLICATION_NAME, runviewer_dir
 
 # Associate app windows with OS menu shortcuts:
 import desktop_app
-desktop_app.set_process_appid('runviewer')
+desktop_app.set_process_appid(APPLICATION_NAME)
 
 
 # Splash screen
-from runviewer import runviewer_dir
 from labscript_utils.splash import Splash
-splash = Splash(os.path.join(runviewer_dir, 'runviewer.svg'))
+splash = Splash(
+    os.path.join(runviewer_dir, 'runviewer.svg'), application_name=APPLICATION_NAME
+)
 splash.show()
 
 splash.update_text('importing standard library modules')
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
 
 splash.update_text('importing labscript suite modules')
 from labscript_utils.setup_logging import setup_logging
-logger = setup_logging('runviewer')
+logger = setup_logging(APPLICATION_NAME)
 labscript_utils.excepthook.set_logger(logger)
 
 splash.update_text('importing h5_lock and h5py')
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
 from labscript_utils.labconfig import LabConfig, save_appconfig, load_appconfig
 from labscript_utils.ls_zprocess import ZMQServer, ProcessTree
 process_tree = ProcessTree.instance()
-process_tree.zlock_client.set_process_name('runviewer')
+process_tree.zlock_client.set_process_name(APPLICATION_NAME)
 
 from labscript_c_extensions.runviewer.resample import resample as _resample
 
diff --git a/runviewer/desktop-app.json b/runviewer/desktop-app.json
index 26702a9..aa8569a 100644
--- a/runviewer/desktop-app.json
+++ b/runviewer/desktop-app.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
     "product_name": "Labscript Suite",
-    "modules": {"runviewer": {"display_name": "runviewer - the labscript suite"}}
+    "modules": {"runviewer": {"display_name": "runviewer - the labscript suite", "short_display_name": "runviewer"}}
 }