diff --git a/outlet.go b/outlet.go
index 7c4427e..235b27b 100644
--- a/outlet.go
+++ b/outlet.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var _ = pretty.Println // lol
 var _ = bufio.NewScanner
 var _ = bytes.NewReader
 
+var longest int
 var mutex = new(sync.Mutex)
 
 var colors = []ct.Color{
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (o *Outlet) Write(b []byte) (num int, err error) {
   defer mutex.Unlock()
   scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(b))
   for scanner.Scan() {
-    formatter := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds | ", LongestOutletName())
+    formatter := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds | ", longest)
     ct.ChangeColor(o.Color, true, ct.None, false)
     fmt.Printf(formatter, o.Name)
     if (o.IsError) {
@@ -63,20 +64,13 @@ func createOutlet(name string, index int, isError bool) *Outlet {
   return outlets[name]
 }
 
-func LongestOutletName() (longest int) {
-  // kr?
-  longest = 6 // forego is the shortest name
-  for name, _ := range outlets {
-    if len(name) > longest {
-      longest = len(name)
-    }
-  }
-  return
+func SetLongestOutletName(l int) {
+  longest = l
 }
 
 func SystemOutput(str string) {
   ct.ChangeColor(ct.White, true, ct.None, false)
-  formatter := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds | ", LongestOutletName())
+  formatter := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds | ", longest)
   fmt.Printf(formatter, "forego")
   ct.ResetColor()
   fmt.Println(str)
diff --git a/procfile.go b/procfile.go
index 90fb4a0..81f814e 100644
--- a/procfile.go
+++ b/procfile.go
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ func (pf *Procfile) HasProcess(name string) (exists bool) {
   return
 }
 
+func (pf *Procfile) LongestProcessName() (longest int) {
+  longest = 6 // length of forego
+  for _, entry := range pf.Entries {
+    if len(entry.Name) > longest {
+      longest = len(entry.Name)
+    }
+  }
+  return
+}
+
 func parseProcfile(r io.Reader) (*Procfile, error) {
   pf := new(Procfile)
   scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 46b4905..9421843 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ func runStart(cmd *Command, args []string) {
   env, err := ReadEnv(flagEnv)
   handleError(err)
 
+  SetLongestOutletName(pf.LongestProcessName())
+
   ps_env := os.Environ()
   for name, val := range env {
     ps_env = append(ps_env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", name, val))