diff --git a/salt/beacons/service.py b/salt/beacons/service.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/beacons/service.py
+++ b/salt/beacons/service.py
@@ -3,12 +3,30 @@
 Send events covering service status
 '''
 
+import logging
+log=logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def beacon(config):
     '''
     Scan for the configured services and fire events
+
+    Example Config
+
+    .. code-block:: yaml
+
+        beacons:
+          service:
+            salt-master:
+            mysql:
+
+
+    The config above sets up beacons to check for
+    the salt-master and mysql services.
     '''
-    ret = {}
+    ret = []
     for service in config:
-        ret[service] = __salt__['service.status'](service)
+        ret_dict = {}
+        ret_dict[service] = __salt__['service.status'](service)
+        ret.append(ret_dict)
+
     return ret
Format ret list and update docstring for service beacon