diff --git a/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBClient/lib/tbbbuslistener.py b/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBClient/lib/tbbbuslistener.py
index b795c18ca09e2e585254333691440af99aeeb835..ffea01f23055802d2a803d62b1173140b0db2464 100644
--- a/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBClient/lib/tbbbuslistener.py
+++ b/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBClient/lib/tbbbuslistener.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 # with the LOFAR software suite. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-from lofar.common.util import humanreadablesize
-from lofar.messaging.messagebus import AbstractMessageHandler, BusListener
+from lofar.messaging.messagebus import AbstractMessageHandler, BusListener, LofarMessage, EventMessage
 from lofar.messaging import DEFAULT_BROKER, DEFAULT_BUSNAME
 from lofar.mac.tbbservice.config import DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX
 
@@ -28,35 +27,37 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
 
-class TBBBusMessageHandler(AbstractMessageHandler):
+class TBBEventMessageHandler(AbstractMessageHandler):
     def __init__(self):
-        super(TBBBusMessageHandler, self).__init__()
-        self.subject_prefix = DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX  # TODO: This used to be defined on the AbstractBusListener. Can be removed?
+        super().__init__()
 
-    def _handleMessage(self, msg):
+    def handle_message(self, msg: LofarMessage):
         # try to handle an incoming message, and call the associated on<SomeMessage> method
-        try:
-            logger.info("on%s: %s", msg.subject.replace(self.subject_prefix, ''), str(msg.content).replace('\n', ' '))
-
-            if msg.subject == '%sTBBServiceStarted' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onTBBServiceStarted(msg.content)
-            elif msg.subject == '%sTBBServiceStopped' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onTBBServiceStopped(msg.content)
-            elif msg.subject == '%sDataWritersStarting' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onDataWritersStarting(msg.content)
-            elif msg.subject == '%sDataWritersStarted' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onDataWritersStarted(msg.content)
-            elif msg.subject == '%sDataWritersFinished' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onDataWritersFinished(msg.content)
-            elif msg.subject == '%sDataWritersStopping' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onDataWritersStopping(msg.content)
-            elif msg.subject == '%sDataWritersStopped' % self.subject_prefix:
-                self.onDataWritersStopped(msg.content)
-            else:
-                logger.error("TBBBusListener.handleMessage: unknown subject: %s",  msg.subject)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.exception("TBBBusListener.handleMessage: %s", e)
-            raise
+        if not isinstance(msg, EventMessage):
+            raise ValueError("%s: Ignoring non-EventMessage: %s" % (self.__class__.__name__, msg))
+
+        stripped_subject = msg.subject.replace("%s." % DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX, '')
+
+        logger.info("TBBEventMessageHandler.handleMessage on%s: %s" % (stripped_subject, str(msg.content).replace('\n', ' ')))
+
+        logger.info("on%s: %s", msg.subject.replace(self.subject_prefix, ''), str(msg.content).replace('\n', ' '))
+
+        if stripped_subject == 'TBBServiceStarted':
+            self.onTBBServiceStarted(msg.content)
+        elif stripped_subject == 'TBBServiceStopped':
+            self.onTBBServiceStopped(msg.content)
+        elif stripped_subject == 'DataWritersStarting':
+            self.onDataWritersStarting(msg.content)
+        elif stripped_subject == 'DataWritersStarted':
+            self.onDataWritersStarted(msg.content)
+        elif stripped_subject == 'DataWritersFinished':
+            self.onDataWritersFinished(msg.content)
+        elif stripped_subject == 'DataWritersStopping':
+            self.onDataWritersStopping(msg.content)
+        elif stripped_subject == 'DataWritersStopped':
+            self.onDataWritersStopped(msg.content)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("TBBEventMessageHandler.handleMessage: unknown subject: %s" % msg.subject)
 
     def onTBBServiceStarted(self, msg_content):
         '''onTBBServiceStarted is called upon receiving a TBBServiceStarted message.
@@ -100,14 +101,17 @@ class TBBBusListener(BusListener):
     If you want to implement your own behaviour, then derive a subclass of the OTDBEventMessageHandler, and inject that in this OTDBBusListener.
     See example at the top of this file.
     """
-    def __init__(self, handler_type: TBBBusMessageHandler.__class__ = TBBBusMessageHandler, handler_kwargs: dict = None,
+    def __init__(self, handler_type: TBBEventMessageHandler.__class__ = TBBEventMessageHandler,
+                 handler_kwargs: dict = None,
                  exchange: str = DEFAULT_BUSNAME, broker: str = DEFAULT_BROKER, num_threads: int = 1):
-        if not issubclass(handler_type, TBBBusMessageHandler):
+        if not issubclass(handler_type, TBBEventMessageHandler):
             raise TypeError("handler_type should be a TBBBusMessagehandler subclass")
 
-        super(TBBBusListener, self).__init__(handler_type=handler_type, handler_kwargs=handler_kwargs,
-                                              exchange=exchange, routing_key="%s.#" % (DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX),
-                                              num_threads=num_threads, broker=broker)
+        super(TBBBusListener, self).__init__(handler_type=handler_type,
+                                             handler_kwargs=handler_kwargs,
+                                             exchange=exchange,
+                                             routing_key="%s.#" % (DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX),
+                                             num_threads=num_threads, broker=broker)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBServiceCommon/lib/config.py b/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBServiceCommon/lib/config.py
index db8658ca8ae452c970d493936aa40fbddac80d58..ed968623e16b466c4c6d6a45fcb6024b8abeba6f 100644
--- a/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBServiceCommon/lib/config.py
+++ b/MAC/Services/TBB/TBBServiceCommon/lib/config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-DEFAULT_TBB_SERVICENAME = 'TBBService'
+DEFAULT_TBB_SERVICENAME = 'TBB.Service'
 
-DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX = 'TBB.'
+DEFAULT_TBB_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX = 'TBB.notification'