diff --git a/sau/services.py b/sau/services.py
index b6aa3f0..3efd57a 100644
--- a/sau/services.py
+++ b/sau/services.py
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ def restart_services():
             # we have already checked a process with this name
             continue
 
-        service_name = conf.get('processes', proc_name, fallback=False)
-        if service_name == None:
+        service_name = conf.get('processes', proc_name, fallback=None)
+        if service_name == '':
             log.debug('Ignoring process {}'.format(proc))
             continue