diff --git a/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl b/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl
index 620f68c..47df7b5 100644
--- a/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl
+++ b/src/error_logger_lager_h.erl
@@ -98,13 +98,9 @@ handle_event(Event, State) ->
             case lists:sort(D) of
                 [{errorContext, Ctx}, {offender, Off}, {reason, Reason}, {supervisor, Name}] ->
                     Offender = format_offender(Off),
-                    Name1 = case Name of
-                                {local, N} -> N;
-                                _ -> Name
-                            end,
                     ?LOGFMT(error, Pid,
                         "Supervisor ~w had child ~s exit with reason ~s in context ~w",
-                        [Name1, Offender, format_reason(Reason), Ctx]);
+                        [supervisor_name(Name), Offender, format_reason(Reason), Ctx]);
                 _ ->
                     ?LOGMSG(error, Pid, "SUPERVISOR REPORT " ++ print_silly_list(D))
             end;
@@ -138,7 +134,7 @@ handle_event(Event, State) ->
                     MFA = format_mfa(proplists:get_value(mfargs, Started)),
                     Pid = proplists:get_value(pid, Started),
                     ?LOGFMT(debug, P, "Supervisor ~w started ~s at pid ~w",
-                        [element(2, Name), MFA, Pid]);
+                        [supervisor_name(Name), MFA, Pid]);
                 _ ->
                     ?LOGMSG(info, P, "PROGRESS REPORT " ++ print_silly_list(D))
             end;
@@ -315,3 +311,7 @@ print_silly_list([H|T], Fmt, Acc) ->
 print_val(Val) ->
     {Str, _} = lager_trunc_io:print(Val, 500),
     Str.
+
+
+supervisor_name({local, Name}) -> Name;
+supervisor_name(Name) -> Name.
diff --git a/test/lager_test_backend.erl b/test/lager_test_backend.erl
index 25b3a1b..351493f 100644
--- a/test/lager_test_backend.erl
+++ b/test/lager_test_backend.erl
@@ -730,6 +730,17 @@ error_logger_redirect_test_() ->
                 end
             },
 
+            {"supervisor reports with real error and pid",
+                fun() ->
+                        sync_error_logger:error_report(supervisor_report, [{errorContext, france}, {offender, [{name, mini_steve}, {mfargs, {a, b, [c]}}, {pid, bleh}]}, {reason, {function_clause,[{crash,handle_info,[foo]}]}}, {supervisor, somepid}]),
+                        _ = gen_event:which_handlers(error_logger),
+                        {Level, _, Msg,Metadata} = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual(lager_util:level_to_num(error),Level),
+                        ?assertEqual(self(),proplists:get_value(pid,Metadata)),
+                        ?assertEqual("Supervisor somepid had child mini_steve started with a:b(c) at bleh exit with reason no function clause matching crash:handle_info(foo) in context france", lists:flatten(Msg))
+                end
+            },
+
             {"supervisor_bridge reports",
                 fun() ->
                         sync_error_logger:error_report(supervisor_report, [{errorContext, france}, {offender, [{mod, mini_steve}, {pid, bleh}]}, {reason, fired}, {supervisor, {local, steve}}]),
@@ -762,6 +773,17 @@ error_logger_redirect_test_() ->
                         ?assertEqual("Supervisor foo started foo:bar/1 at pid baz", lists:flatten(Msg))
                 end
             },
+            {"supervisor progress report with pid",
+                fun() ->
+                        lager:set_loglevel(?MODULE, debug),
+                        sync_error_logger:info_report(progress, [{supervisor, somepid}, {started, [{mfargs, {foo, bar, 1}}, {pid, baz}]}]),
+                        _ = gen_event:which_handlers(error_logger),
+                        {Level, _, Msg,Metadata} = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual(lager_util:level_to_num(debug),Level),
+                        ?assertEqual(self(),proplists:get_value(pid,Metadata)),
+                        ?assertEqual("Supervisor somepid started foo:bar/1 at pid baz", lists:flatten(Msg))
+                end
+            },
             {"crash report for emfile",
                 fun() ->
                         sync_error_logger:error_report(crash_report, [[{pid, self()}, {registered_name, []}, {error_info, {error, emfile, [{stack, trace, 1}]}}], []]),