diff --git a/olsrd/Makefile b/olsrd/Makefile
index 362e922..91bd25a 100644
--- a/olsrd/Makefile
+++ b/olsrd/Makefile
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/olsrd/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/functions
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/olsrd.init $(1)/lib/functions/olsrd.sh
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/olsrd.sh $(1)/lib/functions/olsrd.sh
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/olsrd.config $(1)/etc/config/olsrd
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/olsrd6.config $(1)/etc/config/olsrd6
diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd.sh
similarity index 97%
rename from olsrd/files/olsrd.init
rename to olsrd/files/olsrd.sh
index 4e74095..65532ff 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2013 OpenWrt.org
-
-START=65
-
-SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
-SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2015 OpenWrt.org
 
 OLSRD_OLSRD_SCHEMA='ignore:internal config_file:internal DebugLevel=0 AllowNoInt=yes'
 OLSRD_IPCCONNECT_SCHEMA='ignore:internal Host:list Net:list2'
@@ -752,7 +747,7 @@ olsrd_setup_smartgw_rules() {
 	fi
 }
 
-start() {
+olsrd_generate_config() {
 	SYSTEM_HOSTNAME=
 	SYSTEM_LAT=
 	SYSTEM_LON=
@@ -784,23 +779,4 @@ start() {
 	fi
 
 	[ -z "$OLSRD_CONFIG_FILE" ] && return 1
-
-	SERVICE_PID_FILE="$PID"
-	if service_check /usr/sbin/olsrd; then
-		error "there is already an instance of $UCI_CONF_NAME running (pid: '$(cat $PID)'), not starting."
-		return 1
-	else
-		service_start /usr/sbin/olsrd -f "$OLSRD_CONFIG_FILE" -nofork
-		sleep 1
-		service_check /usr/sbin/olsrd || {
-			log "startup-error: check via: '/usr/sbin/olsrd -f \"$OLSRD_CONFIG_FILE\" -nofork'"
-		}
-	fi
-
-	olsrd_setup_smartgw_rules
-}
-
-stop() {
-	SERVICE_PID_FILE="$PID"
-	service_stop /usr/sbin/olsrd
 }
diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init
index 718b3e0..32589d7 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2013 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2015 OpenWrt.org
 
 . $IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/functions/olsrd.sh
 
 START=65
-
-SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
-SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
-
+USE_PROCD=1
 CONF=/var/etc/olsrd.conf
-PID=/var/run/olsrd.pid
-
 UCI_CONF_NAME=olsrd
+
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/olsrd -f $CONF -nofork
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
+
+	olsrd_setup_smartgw_rules
+}
diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init
index 1dcc4a0..83deaa9 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2013 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2015 OpenWrt.org
 
 . $IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/functions/olsrd.sh
 
 START=65
-
-SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
-SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
-
+USE_PROCD=1
 CONF=/var/etc/olsrd6.conf
-PID=/var/run/olsrd6.pid
-
 UCI_CONF_NAME=olsrd6
+
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/olsrd -f $CONF -nofork
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
+
+	olsrd_setup_smartgw_rules
+}