diff --git a/mopidy/core.py b/mopidy/core.py
index 06e87294..615fde26 100644
--- a/mopidy/core.py
+++ b/mopidy/core.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.core')
 
 class CoreProcess(BaseProcess):
     def __init__(self, core_queue, output_class, backend_class, frontend):
-        super(CoreProcess, self).__init__()
+        super(CoreProcess, self).__init__(name='CoreProcess')
         self.core_queue = core_queue
         self.output_queue = None
         self.output_class = output_class
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py
index 95ae855f..7bd95900 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.frontends.mpd.process')
 
 class MpdProcess(BaseProcess):
     def __init__(self, core_queue):
-        super(MpdProcess, self).__init__()
+        super(MpdProcess, self).__init__(name='MpdProcess')
         self.core_queue = core_queue
 
     def run_inside_try(self):
diff --git a/mopidy/mixers/nad.py b/mopidy/mixers/nad.py
index b8a4f41a..f859791b 100644
--- a/mopidy/mixers/nad.py
+++ b/mopidy/mixers/nad.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class NadTalker(BaseProcess):
     _nad_volume = None
 
     def __init__(self, pipe=None):
-        super(NadTalker, self).__init__()
+        super(NadTalker, self).__init__(name='NadTalker')
         self.pipe = pipe
         self._device = None
 
diff --git a/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
index 815edbad..a1544f87 100644
--- a/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class GStreamerProcess(BaseProcess):
     ])
 
     def __init__(self, core_queue, output_queue):
-        super(GStreamerProcess, self).__init__()
+        super(GStreamerProcess, self).__init__(name='GStreamerProcess')
         self.core_queue = core_queue
         self.output_queue = output_queue
         self.gst_pipeline = None