diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/root.go
index 05f732f3..014ae234 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/root.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/overlay"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/profile"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/services"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/service"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/vnfs"
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(kernel.GetCommand())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(group.GetCommand())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(profile.GetCommand())
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(services.GetCommand())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(service.GetCommand())
 
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/services/dhcp/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/service/dhcp/main.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/app/wwctl/services/dhcp/main.go
rename to internal/app/wwctl/service/dhcp/main.go
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/services/dhcp/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/service/dhcp/root.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/app/wwctl/services/dhcp/root.go
rename to internal/app/wwctl/service/dhcp/root.go
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/services/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/service/root.go
similarity index 91%
rename from internal/app/wwctl/services/root.go
rename to internal/app/wwctl/service/root.go
index fa6a5c9b..c943e8bd 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/services/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/service/root.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package services
+package service
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/services/dhcp"
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "services",
+		Use:   "service",
 		Short: "Initialize Warewulf services",
 		Long:  "Warewulf Initialization",
 	}