diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc
index 39f60823f..0bf77efb3 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function core_services()
 
     $services[] = array(
         'description' => gettext('Remote Syslog'),
-        'mwexec' => array(
+        'php' => array(
             "stop" => array('system_syslogd_stop'),
             "start" => array('system_syslogd_start'),
             "restart" => array('system_syslogd_start')
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf
index 83dea94e3..bbc624736 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_syslog.conf
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ type:script_output
 message:list syslog applications
 
 [start]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog restart
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:starting syslog
 
+[stop]
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd stop
+parameters:
+type:script
+message:stopping syslog
+
 [restart]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog restart
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:restarting syslog
 
 [reload]
-command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslog restart
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s syslogd restart
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:reload syslog