diff --git a/sau/services.py b/sau/services.py
index e8850c2..275dcd5 100644
--- a/sau/services.py
+++ b/sau/services.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ def restart_services():
     return recommend_restart
 
 def _get_service_restart_policy(service):
+    log = logging.getLogger(sau.LOGNAME)
     conf = sau.config
     policy = conf.get('services', service, fallback=None)
     if policy and policy.lower() in ('restart', 'warn', 'ignore', 'silent-restart'):
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ def _get_service_restart_policy(service):
     elif policy:
         log.warning('service policy {} for {} is invalid'.format(policy, service))
 
-    default_policy = conf.get('services', 'default_service_policy', fallback='warn')
+    default_policy = conf.get('default', 'default_service_policy', fallback='warn')
     if default_policy.lower() in ('restart', 'warn', 'ignore', 'silent-restart'):
         return default_policy.lower()
     log.warning('default service policy {} is invalid'.format(default_policy))