diff --git a/send/generic_gen b/send/generic_gen
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39d0d56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/send/generic_gen
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+
+import generic_sender
+import send_lib
+
+send_lib.check_input_fields(sys.argv, generic_script=True)
+
+facility = sys.argv[1]
+destination = sys.argv[2]
+destination_type = sys.argv[3]
+service_name = sys.argv[4]
+
+generic_sender.send(service_name, facility, destination, destination_type)
diff --git a/send/send_lib.py b/send/send_lib.py
index 4a75bc39..e14cd039 100644
--- a/send/send_lib.py
+++ b/send/send_lib.py
@@ -65,13 +65,20 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
 		os.close(self.dir_fd)
 
 
-def check_input_fields(args: list[str], destination_type_required: bool = False) -> None:
+def check_input_fields(args: list[str], destination_type_required: bool = False, generic_script: bool = False) -> None:
 	"""
 	Checks input script parameters are present (facility name, destination, (optional) destination type).
 	Dies if parameters mismatch.
+	:param generic_script: True if calling script is generic (and includes the service name argument)
 	:param destination_type_required: True if destination type is required, default is False
 	:param args: parameters passed to script (sys.argv)
 	"""
+
+	if generic_script:
+		if len(args) != 5:
+			# Destination type gets passed by the engine every time so this shouldn't be an issue
+			die_with_error("Error: Expected number of arguments is 4 (FACILITY_NAME, DESTINATION, DESTINATION_TYPE and SERVICE_NAME)")
+
 	if len(args) != 4:
 		if destination_type_required:
 			die_with_error("Error: Expected number of arguments is 3 (FACILITY_NAME, DESTINATION and DESTINATION_TYPE)")