diff --git a/sau/services.py b/sau/services.py
index 791b518..14e9404 100644
--- a/sau/services.py
+++ b/sau/services.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ proc_fd_map_re = re.compile(r'^.*(/[^\(]*) \(deleted\)$')
 def _get_deleted_open_files(proc):
     log = logging.getLogger(sau.LOGNAME)
     files = set()
-    
+
     # try the linux-way first
     maps_file = '/proc/{}/maps'.format(proc.pid)
     if os.path.isfile(maps_file):
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def _get_deleted_open_files(proc):
                 if match:
                     files.add(match.group(1))
         return files
-    
+
     # on FreeBSD psutils open_files() helpfully returns a null path if a file
     # has been deleted.
     try:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def restart_services():
             # either of the above exceptions means the process has quit
             continue
         parent = _get_top_parent(proc)
-        
+
         service_procs.add(parent)
         retest_procs.add(proc)
 
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def restart_services():
     for proc in service_procs:
         try:
             service_exe = proc.exe()
+            proc_name = proc.name()
         except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.ZombieProcess, psutil.AccessDenied):
             log.debug('{} died before it could be restarted'.format(proc))
             continue
@@ -115,7 +116,6 @@ def restart_services():
         elif policy == 'warn':
             log.warning('Service "{}" has open deleted files and should be restarted'.format(service))
             continue
-
         if not policy.startswith('silent'):
             log.warning('Restarting service {}'.format(service))
         platform.restart_service(service)
@@ -123,15 +123,13 @@ def restart_services():
     recommend_restart = False
     tested_parents = set()
     for proc in retest_procs:
-        try:
-            name = proc.name()
-        except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.ZombieProcess, psutil.AccessDenied):
-            log.debug('{} was successfully killed'.format(proc))
-            continue
         parent = _get_top_parent(proc)
+        parent_name = parent.name()
         if parent in tested_parents:
             log.debug('{} belongs to already tested parent {}'.format(proc, parent))
             continue
+        if not parent:
+            continue
 
         if _get_deleted_open_files(proc):
             tested_parents.add(parent)
@@ -141,12 +139,14 @@ def restart_services():
                 recommend_restart = True
                 continue
 
-            if service in services and not services[service]:
+            log.debug('{} is in service {}'.format(proc, service))
+            if parent_name in services and not services[parent_name]:
                 log.warning('{} (parent {}) does not belong to a service and could not be restarted'.format(proc, parent))
                 recommend_restart = True
                 continue
-            elif service in services:
+            elif parent_name in services:
                 policy = _get_service_restart_policy(service)
+                log.debug('service {} has policy {}'.format(service, policy))
                 if policy in ('ignore', 'warn'):
                     continue
             log.warning('{} (parent {}) still has deleted files open'.format(proc, parent))
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def _get_service_from_proc(proc):
             log.error('Failed to find executable for process {}'.format(proc))
             return None
 
-        try: 
+        try:
             service_name = platform.identify_service_from_bin(service_exe)
         except sau.errors.UnknownServiceError:
             log.warning('Could not find service for process {}'.format(proc))
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ def _get_top_parent(proc):
     except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.ZombieProcess, psutil.AccessDenied):
         # either of the above exceptions means the process has quit
         return None
-    
+
     if len(parents) < 2:
         log.debug('{} is its own top parent'.format(proc))
         parent = proc
     else:
         log.debug('{} has top parent {}'.format(proc, parents[-2]))
         parent = parents[-2]
-    
+
     return parent