diff --git a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/sensors/SensorManager.java b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/sensors/SensorManager.java
index 36bcacde3..c8f9a3c8e 100644
--- a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/sensors/SensorManager.java
+++ b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/sensors/SensorManager.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public abstract class SensorManager {
           }
       }
     };    
-    timer = new Timer("SensorManagerTimer");
+    timer = new Timer(SensorManager.class.getSimpleName());
     timer.schedule(timerTask, RETRY_PERIOD, RETRY_PERIOD);
   }
 
diff --git a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/tasks/TimerTaskExecutor.java b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/tasks/TimerTaskExecutor.java
index 90021a233..66ea8cd7c 100644
--- a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/tasks/TimerTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/tasks/TimerTaskExecutor.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class TimerTaskExecutor {
         periodicTask.run(trackRecordingService);
       }
     };
-    timer = new Timer("TimerTaskExecutorTimer");
+    timer = new Timer(TimerTaskExecutor.class.getSimpleName());
     long next = System.currentTimeMillis() + interval - (tripStatistics.getTotalTime() % interval);
     timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(timerTask, new Date(next), interval);
   }