diff --git a/include/maxscale/config2.hh b/include/maxscale/config2.hh
index 85abc2fad..c84940290 100644
--- a/include/maxscale/config2.hh
+++ b/include/maxscale/config2.hh
@@ -815,9 +815,15 @@ public:
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
+     * @param name            The object (i.e. section name) of this configuration.
      * @param pSpecification  The specification this instance is a configuration of.
      */
-    Configuration(const Specification* pSpecification);
+    Configuration(const std::string& name, const Specification* pSpecification);
+
+    /**
+     * @return The The object (i.e. section name) of this configuration.
+     */
+    const std::string& name() const;
 
     /**
      * @return The specification of this configuration.
@@ -880,6 +886,7 @@ private:
     void remove(Type* pValue);
 
 private:
+    std::string          m_name;
     const Specification& m_specification;
     ValuesByName         m_values;
 };
diff --git a/server/core/config2.cc b/server/core/config2.cc
index 6ee0b0a15..023655a09 100644
--- a/server/core/config2.cc
+++ b/server/core/config2.cc
@@ -385,11 +385,17 @@ void Param::populate(MXS_MODULE_PARAM& param) const
 /**
  * class Configuration
  */
-Configuration::Configuration(const config::Specification* pSpecification)
-    : m_specification(*pSpecification)
+Configuration::Configuration(const std::string& name, const config::Specification* pSpecification)
+    : m_name(name)
+    , m_specification(*pSpecification)
 {
 }
 
+const std::string& Configuration::name() const
+{
+    return m_name;
+}
+
 const config::Specification& Configuration::specification() const
 {
     return m_specification;
diff --git a/server/core/test/test_config2.cc b/server/core/test/test_config2.cc
index 06c48fbfe..9fdca79f0 100644
--- a/server/core/test/test_config2.cc
+++ b/server/core/test/test_config2.cc
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int main()
 
     specification.document(cout);
 
-    config::Configuration configuration(&specification);
+    config::Configuration configuration("test", &specification);
 
     int nErrors = 0;
 
diff --git a/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.cc b/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.cc
index 9a65c8f8c..3a0d48b4b 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.cc
+++ b/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.cc
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ config::ParamBool CacheConfig::s_enabled(
     true
     );
 
-CacheConfig::CacheConfig()
-    : config::Configuration(&s_specification)
+CacheConfig::CacheConfig(const std::string& name)
+    : config::Configuration(name, &s_specification)
     , storage(this, &s_storage)
     , storage_options(this, &s_storage_options)
     , hard_ttl(this, &s_hard_ttl)
diff --git a/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.hh b/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.hh
index 25d2c1d79..6437b8a20 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.hh
+++ b/server/modules/filter/cache/cacheconfig.hh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const cache_thread_model CACHE_DEFAULT_THREAD_MODEL = CACHE_THREAD_MODEL_ST;
 class CacheConfig : public config::Configuration
 {
 public:
-    CacheConfig();
+    CacheConfig(const std::string& name);
     ~CacheConfig();
 
     CacheConfig(const CacheConfig&) = delete;
diff --git a/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.cc b/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.cc
index cab2d4187..f1452ee0d 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.cc
+++ b/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ extern "C" MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
 // CacheFilter
 //
 
-CacheFilter::CacheFilter()
+CacheFilter::CacheFilter(const std::string& name)
+    : m_config(name)
 {
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ CacheFilter::~CacheFilter()
 // static
 CacheFilter* CacheFilter::create(const char* zName, MXS_CONFIG_PARAMETER* ppParams)
 {
-    CacheFilter* pFilter = new CacheFilter;
+    CacheFilter* pFilter = new CacheFilter(zName);
 
     if (pFilter)
     {
diff --git a/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.hh b/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.hh
index 2f90e39d4..5315ac201 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.hh
+++ b/server/modules/filter/cache/cachefilter.hh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 
 
 private:
-    CacheFilter();
+    CacheFilter(const std::string& name);
 
     CacheFilter(const CacheFilter&);
     CacheFilter& operator=(const CacheFilter&);
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.cc b/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.cc
index 67e409f5f..bdf1aa753 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.cc
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.cc
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ sqlite3* open_or_create_db(const std::string& path)
 }
 }
 
-ClustrixMonitor::Config::Config()
-    : m_configuration(&clustrixmon::specification)
+ClustrixMonitor::Config::Config(const std::string& name)
+    : m_configuration(name, &clustrixmon::specification)
     , m_cluster_monitor_interval(&m_configuration, &clustrixmon::cluster_monitor_interval)
     , m_health_check_threshold(&m_configuration, &clustrixmon::health_check_threshold)
     , m_dynamic_node_detection(&m_configuration, &clustrixmon::dynamic_node_detection)
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ bool ClustrixMonitor::Config::configure(const MXS_CONFIG_PARAMETER& params)
 
 ClustrixMonitor::ClustrixMonitor(const string& name, const string& module, sqlite3* pDb)
     : MonitorWorker(name, module)
+    , m_config(name)
     , m_pDb(pDb)
 {
 }
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.hh b/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.hh
index 6e4387fdb..fd2e1f4ed 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.hh
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/clustrixmon/clustrixmonitor.hh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
     class Config
     {
     public:
-        Config();
+        Config(const std::string& name);
 
         static void populate(MXS_MODULE& module);
 
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.cc b/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.cc
index 2c2d2e56f..81af59ae5 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.cc
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ extern "C" MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
     return &info;
 }
 
-SmartRouter::Config::Config()
-    : config::Configuration(&smartquery::specification)
+SmartRouter::Config::Config(const std::string& name)
+    : config::Configuration(name, &smartquery::specification)
     , m_master(this, &smartquery::master)
 {
 }
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ bool SmartRouter::Config::post_configure(const MXS_CONFIG_PARAMETER& params)
         {
             if (strcmp(pServer->address, "127.0.0.1") == 0 || strcmp(pServer->address, "localhost"))
             {
-                MXS_WARNING("The server %s, used by the smartrouter, is currently accessed "
+                MXS_WARNING("The server %s, used by the smartrouter %s, is currently accessed "
                             "using a TCP/IP socket (%s:%d). For better performance, a Unix "
                             "domain socket should be used. See the 'socket' argument.",
-                            pServer->name(), pServer->address, pServer->port);
+                            pServer->name(), name().c_str(), pServer->address, pServer->port);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ bool SmartRouter::Config::post_configure(const MXS_CONFIG_PARAMETER& params)
             s += server->name();
         }
 
-        MXS_ERROR("The master server %s, is not one of the servers (%s) of the service.",
-                  m_master.get()->name(), s.c_str());
+        MXS_ERROR("The master server %s of the smartrouter %s, is not one of the "
+                  "servers (%s) of the service.",
+                  m_master.get()->name(), name().c_str(), s.c_str());
     }
 
     return rv;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ SERVICE* SmartRouter::service() const
 
 SmartRouter::SmartRouter(SERVICE* service)
     : mxs::Router<SmartRouter, SmartRouterSession>(service)
+    , m_config(service->name())
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.hh b/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.hh
index e582c4e48..26ca0f812 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.hh
+++ b/server/modules/routing/smartrouter/smartrouter.hh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     class Config : public config::Configuration
     {
     public:
-        Config();
+        Config(const std::string& name);
 
         Config(const Config&) = delete;
         Config& operator=(const Config&) = delete;