diff --git a/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb b/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb
index a1d91d7e36e..0f42186b06e 100644
--- a/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb
+++ b/lib/ddtrace/contrib/resque/resque_job.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def after_perform(*args)
 end
 
 Resque.before_first_fork do
+  service = ::Rails.configuration.datadog_trace.fetch(:resque_service) || 'resque'
   pin = Datadog::Pin.get_from(Resque)
-  pin.tracer.set_service_info(pin.service, 'resque', Datadog::Ext::AppTypes::WORKER)
+  pin.tracer.set_service_info(pin.service, service, Datadog::Ext::AppTypes::WORKER)
 end