diff --git a/net/kadnode/Makefile b/net/kadnode/Makefile
index 554824bc3e..1adfdf1681 100644
--- a/net/kadnode/Makefile
+++ b/net/kadnode/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=kadnode
 PKG_VERSION:=2.3.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/mwarning/KadNode/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
 PKG_SOURCE:=kadnode-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/net/kadnode/files/kadnode.init b/net/kadnode/files/kadnode.init
index fb2ad509d8..89a10dedf8 100755
--- a/net/kadnode/files/kadnode.init
+++ b/net/kadnode/files/kadnode.init
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ boot()
 
 xappend() {
 	local name="$2" value="$1"
-	OPTS="$OPTS--${name//_/-} ${value//'/\\'}
-"
+	OPTS="\n$OPTS--${name//_/-} ${value//'/\\'}"
 }
 
 append_opts_list() {
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ start_instance() {
 		xappend "" "cmd_disable_stdin"
 	fi
 
-	echo "$OPTS" > $CONFIG_FILE
+	echo -e "$OPTS" > $CONFIG_FILE
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command $PROG