diff --git a/utils/watchcat/Makefile b/utils/watchcat/Makefile
index 8153e61787..ec6e0895e5 100644
--- a/utils/watchcat/Makefile
+++ b/utils/watchcat/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=watchcat
 PKG_VERSION:=1
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Roger D <rogerdammit@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
diff --git a/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat b/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat
index 2131860634..b34b50edae 100644
--- a/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat
+++ b/utils/watchcat/files/initd_watchcat
@@ -25,43 +25,80 @@ timetoseconds() {
 
 load_watchcat() {
 	config_get period	$1 period
-	config_get mode		$1 mode		"always"
-	config_get pinghosts	$1 pinghosts	"8.8.8.8"
+	config_get mode		$1 mode
+	config_get pinghosts	$1 pinghosts
 	config_get pingperiod	$1 pingperiod
-	config_get forcedelay	$1 forcedelay	"0"
-
+	config_get nopingtime	$1 nopingtime
+	config_get forcedelay	$1 forcedelay
+	
+	local nopingtime_dflt="900"
+	local forcedelay_dflt="60"
+	
 	# Fix potential typo in mode (backward compatibility).
 	[ "$mode" = "allways" ] && mode="always"
 
 	error=""
-
-	timetoseconds "$period"
-	period="$seconds"
-	[ "$period" -ge 1 ] \
-		|| append_string "error" 'period is not a valid time value (ex: "30"; "4m"; "6h"; "2d")' "; "
+	warn=""
+	
+	if [ -z "$period" ] 
+	then
+		append_string "error" "period is not set! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d')." "; "	
+	else
+		timetoseconds "$period";period="$seconds"	
+		[ "$period" -ge 1 ] \
+			|| append_string "error" "period has invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d')" "; "	
+	fi
+	
 	[ "$mode" = "always" -o "$mode" = "ping" ] \
-		|| append_string "error" "mode must be 'always' or 'ping'" "; "
-	[ -n "$pinghosts" -o "$mode" = "always" ] \
-		|| append_string "error" "pinghosts must be set when in 'ping' mode" "; "
-	[ "$mode" = "ping" ] && {
-		if [ -n "$pingperiod" ]
+		|| append_string "error" "mode must be 'always' or 'ping'" "; "	
+	
+	if [ -z "$forcedelay" ]
+	then
+		forcedelay="$forcedelay_dflt"		
+		append_string "warn" "forcedelay is not configured! Defaulted to $forcedelay seconds" "; "		
+	else
+		[ "$forcedelay" -ge 0 ] || {
+			forcedelay="$forcedelay_dflt"		
+			append_string "warn" "forcedelay is invalid! Defaulted to $forcedelay seconds" "; "		
+		}
+	fi
+	
+	[ -z "$error" -a "$mode" = "ping" ] && {			
+		[ -z "$pinghosts" ] \
+			&& append_string "error" "pinghosts must be set in 'ping' mode! Use space separated address list (ex: '8.8.8.8 9.9.9.9')" "; "
+	
+		if [ -z "$nopingtime" ]
 		then
-			timetoseconds "$pingperiod"
-			pingperiod="$seconds"
-			if [ "$pingperiod" -ge 0 ]
-			then
-				[ "$pingperiod" -lt "$period" ] \
-					|| append_string "error" "pingperiod must be less than period" "; "
-			else
-				append_string "error" 'pingperiod is not a valid time value (ex: "30"; "4m"; "6h"; "2d")' "; "
-			fi
+			nopingtime="$nopingtime_dflt"
+			append_string "warn" "nopingtime is not configured! Defaulted to $nopingtime seconds" "; "			
 		else
-			pingperiod="$((period/20))"
+			timetoseconds "$nopingtime";nopingtime="$seconds"
+			[ "$nopingtime" -ge 0 ] || {
+				nopingtime="$nopingtime_dflt"
+				append_string "warn" "nopingtime invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d'). Defaulted to $nopingtime seconds" "; "
+			}
+		fi
+		
+		local pingperiod_dflt="$((period/5))"
+				
+		if [ -z "$pingperiod" ] 
+		then
+			pingperiod="$pingperiod_dflt"
+			append_string "warn" "pingperiod is not configured! Defaulted to $pingperiod seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
+		else
+			timetoseconds "$pingperiod";pingperiod="$seconds"
+			[ "$pingperiod" -ge 0 -a "$pingperiod" -ge "$period" ] && {
+				pingperiod="$pingperiod_dflt"
+				append_string "warn" "pingperiod is invalid value(greater than period)! Defaulted to $pingperiod seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
+			}
+			[ "$pingperiod" -ge 0 ] || {
+				pingperiod="$pingperiod_dflt"				
+				append_string "warn" "pingperiod has invalid format! Use time value(ex: '30'; '4m'; '6h'; '2d'). Defaulted to $pingperiod seconds(1/5 of period)" "; "
+			}			
 		fi
 	}
-	[ "$forcedelay" -ge 0 ] \
-		|| append_string "error" "forcedelay must be a integer greater or equal than 0, where 0 means disabled" "; "
-
+	
+	[ -n "$warn" ] && logger -p user.warn -t "watchcat" "$1: $warn"
 	[ -n "$error" ] && { logger -p user.err -t "watchcat" "reboot program $1 not started - $error"; return; }
 
 	if [ "$mode" = "always" ]
@@ -69,8 +106,8 @@ load_watchcat() {
 		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "always" "$period" "$forcedelay" &
 		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;forcedelay=$forcedelay)"
 	else
-		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "period" "$period" "$forcedelay" "$pinghosts" "$pingperiod" &
-		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;pinghosts=$pinghosts;pingperiod=$pingperiod;forcedelay=$forcedelay)"
+		/usr/bin/watchcat.sh "ping" "$period" "$forcedelay" "$pinghosts" "$pingperiod" "$nopingtime" &
+		logger -p user.info -t "watchcat" "started task (mode=$mode;period=$period;pinghosts=$pinghosts;pingperiod=$pingperiod;forcedelay=$forcedelay;nopingtime=$nopingtime)"
 	fi
 
 	echo $! >> "${PIDFILE}.pids"
diff --git a/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh b/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh
index 5b157de3d1..ca660bb139 100644
--- a/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh
+++ b/utils/watchcat/files/watchcat.sh
@@ -5,19 +5,12 @@
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 #
 
-mode="$1"
-
-# Fix potential typo in mode (backward compatibility).
-[ "$mode" = "allways" ] && mode="always"
-
-shutdown_now() {
-	local forcedelay="$1"
-
+reboot_now() {
 	reboot &
 
-	[ "$forcedelay" -ge 1 ] && {
-		sleep "$forcedelay"
-
+	[ "$1" -ge 1 ] && {
+		sleep "$1"
+		echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
 		echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger # Will immediately reboot the system without syncing or unmounting your disks.
 	}
 }
@@ -25,31 +18,29 @@ shutdown_now() {
 watchcat_always() {
 	local period="$1"; local forcedelay="$2"
 
-	sleep "$period" && shutdown_now "$forcedelay"
+	sleep "$period" && reboot_now "$forcedelay"
 }
 
 watchcat_ping() {
-	local period="$1"; local forcedelay="$2"; local pinghosts="$3"; local pingperiod="$4"
+	local period="$1"; local forcedelay="$2"; local pinghosts="$3"; local pingperiod="$4"; local nopingtime="$5"
 
-	time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"
-	time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
-	time_lastcheck="$time_now"
-	time_lastcheck_withinternet="$time_now"
+	local time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)";time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
+
+	[ "$time_now" -lt "$nopingtime" ] && sleep "$((nopingtime-time_now))"
+
+	time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)";time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
+	local time_lastcheck="$time_now"
+	local time_lastcheck_withinternet="$time_now"
 
 	while true
 	do
 		# account for the time ping took to return. With a ping time of 5s, ping might take more than that, so it is important to avoid even more delay.
-		time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"
-		time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
-		time_diff="$((time_now-time_lastcheck))"
+		time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"; time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
+		local time_diff="$((time_now-time_lastcheck))"
 
-		[ "$time_diff" -lt "$pingperiod" ] && {
-			sleep_time="$((pingperiod-time_diff))"
-			sleep "$sleep_time"
-		}
+		[ "$time_diff" -lt "$pingperiod" ] && sleep "$((pingperiod-time_diff))"
 
-		time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)"
-		time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
+		time_now="$(cat /proc/uptime)";time_now="${time_now%%.*}"
 		time_lastcheck="$time_now"
 
 		for host in $pinghosts
@@ -57,21 +48,18 @@ watchcat_ping() {
 			if ping -c 1 "$host" &> /dev/null
 			then
 				time_lastcheck_withinternet="$time_now"
-			else
-				time_diff="$((time_now-time_lastcheck_withinternet))"
-				logger -p daemon.info -t "watchcat[$$]" "no internet connectivity for $time_diff seconds. Reseting when reaching $period"
+			else								
+				logger -p daemon.info -t "watchcat[$$]" "no internet connectivity for $((time_now-time_lastcheck_withinternet)). Reseting when reaching $period"
 			fi
 		done
-
-		time_diff="$((time_now-time_lastcheck_withinternet))"
-		[ "$time_diff" -ge "$period" ] && shutdown_now "$forcedelay"
-
+		
+		[ "$((time_now-time_lastcheck_withinternet))" -ge "$period" ] && reboot_now "$forcedelay"
 	done
 }
 
-	if [ "$mode" = "always" ]
-	then
-		watchcat_always "$2" "$3"
-	else
-		watchcat_ping "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5"
-	fi
+if [ "$1" = "always" ]
+then
+	watchcat_always "$2" "$3"
+else
+	watchcat_ping "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6"
+fi