diff --git a/stackdriver-errors.js b/stackdriver-errors.js
index 6e9f868..b175801 100644
--- a/stackdriver-errors.js
+++ b/stackdriver-errors.js
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ StackdriverErrorReporter.prototype.start = function(config) {
   this.projectId = config.projectId;
   this.targetUrl = config.targetUrl;
   this.context = config.context || {};
-  this.serviceContext = {service: config.service || 'web'};
+  this.serviceContext = {service: config.service || 'web',
+                         resourceType: config.resourceType || 'reported_errors',
+                         severity: 'ERROR' || config.severity
+                        };
   if (config.version) {
     this.serviceContext.version = config.version;
   }