diff --git a/plugins/dfu/fu-plugin-dfu.c b/plugins/dfu/fu-plugin-dfu.c
index fe4b7c619..b2335ffac 100644
--- a/plugins/dfu/fu-plugin-dfu.c
+++ b/plugins/dfu/fu-plugin-dfu.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fu_plugin_dfu_device_added_cb (DfuContext *ctx,
 	g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
 
 	platform_id = dfu_device_get_platform_id (device);
-	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:added{%s} [%04x:%04x]",
+	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginDfu:added{%s} [%04x:%04x]",
 				  platform_id,
 				  dfu_device_get_runtime_vid (device),
 				  dfu_device_get_runtime_pid (device));
diff --git a/plugins/ebitdo/fu-plugin-ebitdo.c b/plugins/ebitdo/fu-plugin-ebitdo.c
index 85460b7c7..749a5f708 100644
--- a/plugins/ebitdo/fu-plugin-ebitdo.c
+++ b/plugins/ebitdo/fu-plugin-ebitdo.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fu_plugin_ebitdo_device_added (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	g_autofree gchar *name = NULL;
 
 	/* ignore hubs */
-	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:added{%04x:%04x}",
+	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginEbitdo:added{%04x:%04x}",
 				  g_usb_device_get_vid (usb_device),
 				  g_usb_device_get_pid (usb_device));
 	g_assert (ptask != NULL);
diff --git a/plugins/steelseries/fu-plugin-steelseries.c b/plugins/steelseries/fu-plugin-steelseries.c
index bd30aea5f..8dac4e961 100644
--- a/plugins/steelseries/fu-plugin-steelseries.c
+++ b/plugins/steelseries/fu-plugin-steelseries.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fu_plugin_steelseries_device_added_cb (GUsbContext *ctx,
 		return;
 
 	/* profile */
-	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:added{%04x:%04x}",
+	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginSteelseries:added{%04x:%04x}",
 				  g_usb_device_get_vid (usb_device),
 				  g_usb_device_get_pid (usb_device));
 	g_assert (ptask != NULL);
diff --git a/plugins/udev/fu-plugin-udev.c b/plugins/udev/fu-plugin-udev.c
index bd079acc4..c46c93455 100644
--- a/plugins/udev/fu-plugin-udev.c
+++ b/plugins/udev/fu-plugin-udev.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ fu_plugin_client_add (FuPlugin *plugin, GUdevDevice *device)
 		return;
 
 	/* get data */
-	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:client-add{%s}", guid);
+	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginUdev:client-add{%s}", guid);
 	g_assert (ptask != NULL);
 	g_debug ("adding udev device: %s", g_udev_device_get_sysfs_path (device));
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ fu_plugin_coldplug (FuPlugin *plugin, GError **error)
 	/* get all devices of class */
 	for (guint i = 0; devclass[i] != NULL; i++) {
 		g_autoptr(AsProfileTask) ptask = NULL;
-		ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:coldplug{%s}", devclass[i]);
+		ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginUdev:coldplug{%s}", devclass[i]);
 		g_assert (ptask != NULL);
 		devices = g_udev_client_query_by_subsystem (data->gudev_client,
 							    devclass[i]);
diff --git a/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c b/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c
index a72426aad..cc9a8ac38 100644
--- a/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c
+++ b/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fu_plugin_unifying_device_added (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	g_autoptr(UnifyingDongle) dongle = NULL;
 
 	/* profile */
-	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:added{%04x:%04x}",
+	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginUnifying:added{%04x:%04x}",
 				  g_usb_device_get_vid (usb_device),
 				  g_usb_device_get_pid (usb_device));
 	g_assert (ptask != NULL);
diff --git a/plugins/usb/fu-plugin-usb.c b/plugins/usb/fu-plugin-usb.c
index 102fd7d44..9c4a24ede 100644
--- a/plugins/usb/fu-plugin-usb.c
+++ b/plugins/usb/fu-plugin-usb.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fu_plugin_usb_device_added (FuPlugin *plugin, GUsbDevice *device)
 	/* ignore hubs */
 	if (g_usb_device_get_device_class (device) == G_USB_DEVICE_CLASS_HUB)
 		return;
-	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPlugin:added{%04x:%04x}",
+	ptask = as_profile_start (profile, "FuPluginUsb:added{%04x:%04x}",
 				  g_usb_device_get_vid (device),
 				  g_usb_device_get_pid (device));
 	g_assert (ptask != NULL);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fu_plugin_usb_device_added (FuPlugin *plugin, GUsbDevice *device)
 	idx = g_usb_device_get_product_index (device);
 	if (idx != 0x00) {
 		g_autoptr(AsProfileTask) ptask2 = NULL;
-		ptask2 = as_profile_start_literal (profile, "FuPlugin:get-string-desc");
+		ptask2 = as_profile_start_literal (profile, "FuPluginUsb:get-string-desc");
 		g_assert (ptask2 != NULL);
 		product = g_usb_device_get_string_descriptor (device, idx, NULL);
 	}