diff --git a/runmanager/__main__.py b/runmanager/__main__.py
index dc9e255..a18bd26 100644
--- a/runmanager/__main__.py
+++ b/runmanager/__main__.py
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@
 import importlib.metadata
 import labscript_utils.excepthook
 
+APPLICATION_NAME = 'runmanager'
+RUNMANAGER_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
 # Associate app windows with OS menu shortcuts:
 import desktop_app
-desktop_app.set_process_appid('runmanager')
+desktop_app.set_process_appid(APPLICATION_NAME)
 
 # Splash screen
 from labscript_utils.splash import Splash
-splash = Splash(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'runmanager.svg'))
+splash = Splash(
+    os.path.join(RUNMANAGER_DIR, 'runmanager.svg'), application_name=APPLICATION_NAME
+)
 splash.show()
 
 splash.update_text('importing standard library modules')
@@ -38,7 +43,6 @@
 import pprint
 import traceback
 import signal
-from pathlib import Path
 
 splash.update_text('importing matplotlib')
 # Evaluation of globals happens in a thread with the pylab module imported.
@@ -75,12 +79,12 @@
 
 GLOBAL_MONOSPACE_FONT = "Consolas" if os.name == 'nt' else "Ubuntu Mono"
 
-runmanager_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent
+runmanager_dir = RUNMANAGER_DIR
 
 process_tree = ProcessTree.instance()
 
 # Set a meaningful name for zprocess.locking's client id:
-process_tree.zlock_client.set_process_name('runmanager')
+process_tree.zlock_client.set_process_name(APPLICATION_NAME)
 
 
 def log_if_global(g, g_list, message):
@@ -3842,7 +3846,7 @@ def handler(self, request_data):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    logger = setup_logging('runmanager')
+    logger = setup_logging(APPLICATION_NAME)
     labscript_utils.excepthook.set_logger(logger)
     logger.info('\n\n===============starting===============\n')
     qapplication = QtWidgets.QApplication.instance()
diff --git a/runmanager/desktop-app.json b/runmanager/desktop-app.json
index 78ca2c9..013f467 100644
--- a/runmanager/desktop-app.json
+++ b/runmanager/desktop-app.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
     "product_name": "Labscript Suite",
-    "modules": {"runmanager": {"display_name": "runmanager - the labscript suite"}}
+    "modules": {"runmanager": {"display_name": "runmanager - the labscript suite", "short_display_name": "runmanager"}}
 }