diff --git a/src/output-dnslog.c b/src/output-dnslog.c
index 677edaba6f..098ec197c5 100644
--- a/src/output-dnslog.c
+++ b/src/output-dnslog.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ void TmModuleJsonDnsLogRegister (void) {
 
     OutputRegisterTxModule(MODULE_NAME, "dns-json-log", JsonDnsLogInitCtx,
             ALPROTO_DNS, JsonDnsLogger);
-    OutputRegisterTxSubModule("eve-log", MODULE_NAME, "dns", JsonDnsLogInitCtxSub,
+    OutputRegisterTxSubModule("eve-log", MODULE_NAME, "eve-log.dns", JsonDnsLogInitCtxSub,
             ALPROTO_DNS, JsonDnsLogger);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/output-droplog.c b/src/output-droplog.c
index 4e88186e5a..4a865bfa41 100644
--- a/src/output-droplog.c
+++ b/src/output-droplog.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void TmModuleJsonDropLogRegister (void) {
 
     OutputRegisterPacketModule(MODULE_NAME, "drop-json-log",
             JsonDropLogInitCtx, JsonDropLogger, JsonDropLogCondition);
-    OutputRegisterPacketSubModule("eve-log", MODULE_NAME, "drop-json",
+    OutputRegisterPacketSubModule("eve-log", MODULE_NAME, "eve-log.drop",
             JsonDropLogInitCtxSub, JsonDropLogger, JsonDropLogCondition);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/output-httplog.c b/src/output-httplog.c
index 492eda53f9..3a4705021a 100644
--- a/src/output-httplog.c
+++ b/src/output-httplog.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void TmModuleJsonHttpLogRegister (void) {
             ALPROTO_HTTP, JsonHttpLogger);
 
     /* also register as child of eve-log */
-    OutputRegisterTxSubModule("eve-log", "JsonHttpLog", "http", OutputHttpLogInitSub,
+    OutputRegisterTxSubModule("eve-log", "JsonHttpLog", "eve-log.http", OutputHttpLogInitSub,
             ALPROTO_HTTP, JsonHttpLogger);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/output-json-alert.c b/src/output-json-alert.c
index 0221567c41..7acc363ba4 100644
--- a/src/output-json-alert.c
+++ b/src/output-json-alert.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void TmModuleJsonAlertLogRegister (void) {
 
     OutputRegisterPacketModule(MODULE_NAME, "alert-json-log",
             JsonAlertLogInitCtx, JsonAlertLogger, JsonAlertLogCondition);
-    OutputRegisterPacketSubModule("eve-log", MODULE_NAME, "alert",
+    OutputRegisterPacketSubModule("eve-log", MODULE_NAME, "eve-log.alert",
             JsonAlertLogInitCtxSub, JsonAlertLogger, JsonAlertLogCondition);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runmodes.c b/src/runmodes.c
index 2916deff7b..25a868ebe4 100644
--- a/src/runmodes.c
+++ b/src/runmodes.c
@@ -603,21 +603,24 @@ void RunModeInitializeOutputs(void)
                 TAILQ_FOREACH(type, &types->head, next) {
                     SCLogInfo("type %s", type->val);
 
-                    OutputModule *sub_module = OutputGetModuleByConfName(type->val);
+                    char subname[256];
+                    snprintf(subname, sizeof(subname), "%s.%s", output->val, type->val);
+
+                    OutputModule *sub_module = OutputGetModuleByConfName(subname);
                     if (sub_module == NULL) {
                         SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                                "No output module named %s, ignoring", type->val);
+                                "No output module named %s, ignoring", subname);
                         continue;
                     }
                     if (sub_module->parent_name == NULL ||
                             strcmp(sub_module->parent_name,output->val) != 0) {
                         SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                                "bad parent for %s, ignoring", type->val);
+                                "bad parent for %s, ignoring", subname);
                         continue;
                     }
                     if (sub_module->InitSubFunc == NULL) {
                         SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                                "bad sub-module for %s, ignoring", type->val);
+                                "bad sub-module for %s, ignoring", subname);
                         continue;
                     }
                     ConfNode *sub_output_config = ConfNodeLookupChild(type, type->val);