diff --git a/src/lib/charm/openstack/designate_bind.py b/src/lib/charm/openstack/designate_bind.py
index 718b2f4..ce888c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/charm/openstack/designate_bind.py
+++ b/src/lib/charm/openstack/designate_bind.py
@@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ class DesignateBindCharm(openstack_charm.OpenStackCharm):
         sync_dir = self.setup_sync_dir(sync_time)
         self.create_sync_src_info_file()
         # FIXME Try freezing DNS rather than stopping bind
-        self.service_control('stop', ['bind9'])
+        self.service_control('stop', [self.default_service])
         tar_file = '{}/{}.tar.gz'.format(sync_dir, sync_time)
         self.create_zone_tarball(tar_file)
-        self.service_control('start', ['bind9'])
+        self.service_control('start', [self.default_service])
         self.set_sync_info(sync_time, '{}.tar.gz'.format(sync_time))
 
     def service_control(self, cmd, services):
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ class DesignateBindCharm(openstack_charm.OpenStackCharm):
         else:
             url = DesignateBindCharm.get_sync_src()
             if url:
-                self.service_control('stop', ['bind9'])
+                self.service_control('stop', [self.default_service])
                 self.wget_file(url, ZONE_DIR)
                 tar_file = url.split('/')[-1]
                 subprocess.check_call(['tar', 'xf', tar_file], cwd=ZONE_DIR)
                 os.remove('{}/{}'.format(ZONE_DIR, tar_file))
-                self.service_control('start', ['bind9'])
+                self.service_control('start', [self.default_service])
                 reactive.remove_state('sync.request.sent')
                 reactive.set_state('zones.initialised')
             else: