diff --git a/platform/linux/services b/platform/linux/services
index 35d372f..a60f129 100644
--- a/platform/linux/services
+++ b/platform/linux/services
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 # Licensed under the GPLv3.
 ####################################################################
 
-linux_load_service(){
-	get_distro_name
-	[ -z "$distro_name" ] && return 1
-	eval "${distro_name}_load_service $1"
+linux_load_service() {
+  local downcased="$(echo "$distro_name" | lowercase)"
+	[ -z "$downcased" ] && return 1
+	eval "${downcased}_load_service $1"
 }
 
-linux_unload_service(){
-	get_distro_name
-	[ -z "$distro_name" ] && return 1
-	eval "${distro_name}_unload_service $1"
+linux_unload_service() {
+  local downcased="$(echo "$distro_name" | lowercase)"
+	[ -z "$downcased" ] && return 1
+	eval "${downcased}_unload_service $1"
 }
 
 linux_copy_init_script(){
diff --git a/platform/linux/settings b/platform/linux/settings
index 0eae15b..f9b05b6 100755
--- a/platform/linux/settings
+++ b/platform/linux/settings
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ get_os_version() {
       fi
     fi
   fi
-  
+
   readonly os_version
 }
 
 get_distro_name() {
   [ -n "$distro_name" ] && return
-  distro_name="$(lsb_release -i | awk '{print $3}' | lowercase)"
+  distro_name="$(lsb_release -i | awk '{print $3}')"
 }
 
 get_os_version
-get_distro_name # needed for self-setup (os_name is really distro name) and service-related functions
\ No newline at end of file
+get_distro_name # needed for self-setup (os_name is really distro name) and service-related functions