diff --git a/src/StatsdClient/DogStatsdService.cs b/src/StatsdClient/DogStatsdService.cs
index d8c523c..b8bbe25 100644
--- a/src/StatsdClient/DogStatsdService.cs
+++ b/src/StatsdClient/DogStatsdService.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public void ServiceCheck(string name, Status status, int? timestamp = null, stri
                 return;
             }
 
-            _statsD.Send(name, (int)status, timestamp, hostname, tags, message);
+            _statsD.Send(BuildNamespacedStatName(name), (int)status, timestamp, hostname, tags, message);
         }
 
         private string BuildNamespacedStatName(string statName)
diff --git a/tests/StatsdClient.Tests/DogStatsdServiceTests.cs b/tests/StatsdClient.Tests/DogStatsdServiceTests.cs
index 778ca87..79daf06 100644
--- a/tests/StatsdClient.Tests/DogStatsdServiceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/StatsdClient.Tests/DogStatsdServiceTests.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,26 @@ public void setting_prefix_starttimer()
                 var metricTimeInMs = Convert.ToInt32(metricTimeInMsSplit[0]);
                 Assert.IsTrue((metricTimeInMs >= 1000), "Processing should have taken at least 1000ms");
                 Assert.IsTrue((metricTimeInMs < 1100), "Timer reported 10% higher than time taken in action");
-            }  
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void setting_prefix_servicecheck()
+        {
+            using (var nonStaticServiceInstance = new DogStatsdService())
+            {
+                var metricsConfig = new StatsdConfig
+                {
+                    StatsdServerName = "127.0.0.1",
+                    StatsdPort = 8129,
+                    Prefix = "prefix"
+                };
+                nonStaticServiceInstance.Configure(metricsConfig);
+                var receivedData = ReceiveData(nonStaticServiceInstance, "127.0.0.1", 8129,
+                    () => { nonStaticServiceInstance.ServiceCheck("test", Status.OK); });
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(new List<string> { "_sc|prefix.test|0" }, receivedData);
+            }
         }
 
         [Test]