diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/indexing/IndexingServiceSelectorConfig.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/indexing/IndexingServiceSelectorConfig.java
index 976225f6665..31f106f75d9 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/indexing/IndexingServiceSelectorConfig.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/indexing/IndexingServiceSelectorConfig.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
  */
 public class IndexingServiceSelectorConfig
 {
+  public static final String DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME = "druid/overlord";
+
   @JsonProperty
-  private String serviceName = null;
+  private String serviceName = DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME;
 
   public String getServiceName()
   {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceAnnouncer.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceAnnouncer.java
index 2a0eb3b770c..581f91a57c1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceAnnouncer.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceAnnouncer.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class CuratorServiceAnnouncer implements ServiceAnnouncer
   @Override
   public void announce(DruidNode service)
   {
-    final String serviceName = getServiceName(service);
+    final String serviceName = CuratorServiceUtils.makeCanonicalServiceName(service.getServiceName());
 
     final ServiceInstance<Void> instance;
     synchronized (monitor) {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class CuratorServiceAnnouncer implements ServiceAnnouncer
   @Override
   public void unannounce(DruidNode service)
   {
-    final String serviceName = getServiceName(service);
+    final String serviceName = CuratorServiceUtils.makeCanonicalServiceName(service.getServiceName());
     final ServiceInstance<Void> instance;
 
     synchronized (monitor) {
@@ -115,8 +115,4 @@ public class CuratorServiceAnnouncer implements ServiceAnnouncer
       }
     }
   }
-
-  private String getServiceName(DruidNode service) {
-    return service.getServiceName().replaceAll("/", ":");
-  }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceUtils.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad7781622a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/CuratorServiceUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Druid - a distributed column store.
+ * Copyright (C) 2014  Metamarkets Group Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+package io.druid.curator.discovery;
+
+public class CuratorServiceUtils
+{
+  public static String makeCanonicalServiceName(String serviceName) {
+    return serviceName.replaceAll("/", ":");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/NoopServiceAnnouncer.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/NoopServiceAnnouncer.java
index 672b900d5bf..59dbe7172a3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/NoopServiceAnnouncer.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/NoopServiceAnnouncer.java
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ public class NoopServiceAnnouncer implements ServiceAnnouncer
   @Override
   public void announce(DruidNode node)
   {
-
   }
 
   @Override
   public void unannounce(DruidNode node)
   {
-
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/ServerDiscoveryFactory.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/ServerDiscoveryFactory.java
index d8e5814e0d6..2913715bbfe 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/ServerDiscoveryFactory.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/curator/discovery/ServerDiscoveryFactory.java
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ public class ServerDiscoveryFactory
   private final ServiceDiscovery<Void> serviceDiscovery;
 
   @Inject
-  public ServerDiscoveryFactory(ServiceDiscovery<Void> serviceDiscovery)
+  public ServerDiscoveryFactory(
+      ServiceDiscovery<Void> serviceDiscovery
+  )
   {
     this.serviceDiscovery = serviceDiscovery;
   }
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ public class ServerDiscoveryFactory
       return new ServerDiscoverySelector(new NoopServiceProvider());
     }
 
-    final ServiceProvider serviceProvider = serviceDiscovery.serviceProviderBuilder().serviceName(serviceName).build();
+    final ServiceProvider serviceProvider = serviceDiscovery
+        .serviceProviderBuilder()
+        .serviceName(CuratorServiceUtils.makeCanonicalServiceName(serviceName))
+        .build();
     return new ServerDiscoverySelector(serviceProvider);
   }
 
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java b/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java
index bfa6cf1d4e0..e4f2040b818 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/io/druid/cli/CliOverlord.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.google.inject.servlet.GuiceFilter;
 import com.google.inject.util.Providers;
 import com.metamx.common.logger.Logger;
 import io.airlift.command.Command;
+import io.druid.client.indexing.IndexingServiceSelectorConfig;
 import io.druid.guice.IndexingServiceFirehoseModule;
 import io.druid.guice.IndexingServiceModuleHelper;
 import io.druid.guice.IndexingServiceTaskLogsModule;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ public class CliOverlord extends ServerRunnable
           @Override
           public void configure(Binder binder)
           {
-            binder.bindConstant().annotatedWith(Names.named("serviceName")).to("druid/overlord");
+            binder.bindConstant().annotatedWith(Names.named("serviceName")).to(IndexingServiceSelectorConfig.DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME);
             binder.bindConstant().annotatedWith(Names.named("servicePort")).to(8090);
 
             JsonConfigProvider.bind(binder, "druid.indexer.queue", TaskQueueConfig.class);