diff --git a/src/ejabberd_oauth.erl b/src/ejabberd_oauth.erl
index 0af158562..c45a69d17 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_oauth.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_oauth.erl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ start() ->
     application:set_env(oauth2, expiry_time, Expire),
     application:start(oauth2),
     ChildSpec = {?MODULE, {?MODULE, start_link, []},
-		 temporary, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
+		 transient, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
     supervisor:start_child(ejabberd_sup, ChildSpec),
     ejabberd_commands:register_commands(get_commands_spec()),
     ok.
diff --git a/src/mod_echo.erl b/src/mod_echo.erl
index ee904d798..96651aebf 100644
--- a/src/mod_echo.erl
+++ b/src/mod_echo.erl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ start_link(Host, Opts) ->
 start(Host, Opts) ->
     Proc = gen_mod:get_module_proc(Host, ?PROCNAME),
     ChildSpec = {Proc, {?MODULE, start_link, [Host, Opts]},
-		 temporary, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
+		 transient, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
     supervisor:start_child(ejabberd_sup, ChildSpec).
 
 stop(Host) ->
diff --git a/src/mod_irc.erl b/src/mod_irc.erl
index 2206028b7..e2203a306 100644
--- a/src/mod_irc.erl
+++ b/src/mod_irc.erl
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ start(Host, Opts) ->
     start_supervisor(Host),
     Proc = gen_mod:get_module_proc(Host, ?PROCNAME),
     ChildSpec = {Proc, {?MODULE, start_link, [Host, Opts]},
-		 temporary, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
+		 transient, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
     supervisor:start_child(ejabberd_sup, ChildSpec).
 
 stop(Host) ->
diff --git a/src/mod_muc.erl b/src/mod_muc.erl
index 4c5b45ff5..571f85926 100644
--- a/src/mod_muc.erl
+++ b/src/mod_muc.erl
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ start_link(Host, Opts) ->
 start(Host, Opts) ->
     Proc = gen_mod:get_module_proc(Host, ?PROCNAME),
     ChildSpec = {Proc, {?MODULE, start_link, [Host, Opts]},
-		 temporary, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
+		 transient, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
     supervisor:start_child(ejabberd_sup, ChildSpec).
 
 stop(Host) ->
diff --git a/src/mod_muc_log.erl b/src/mod_muc_log.erl
index ec4711b43..d5ced9116 100644
--- a/src/mod_muc_log.erl
+++ b/src/mod_muc_log.erl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ start_link(Host, Opts) ->
 start(Host, Opts) ->
     Proc = gen_mod:get_module_proc(Host, ?PROCNAME),
     ChildSpec = {Proc, {?MODULE, start_link, [Host, Opts]},
-		 temporary, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
+		 transient, 1000, worker, [?MODULE]},
     supervisor:start_child(ejabberd_sup, ChildSpec).
 
 stop(Host) ->