diff --git a/batmand/Makefile b/batmand/Makefile
index 77497ab..4f0e5e1 100644
--- a/batmand/Makefile
+++ b/batmand/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://git.open-mesh.org/batmand.git
 PKG_REV:=b67a7087b51d7a5e90d27ac39116d1f57257c86e
 PKG_VERSION:=1440
-PKG_RELEASE:=0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
diff --git a/batmand/files/etc/init.d/batmand b/batmand/files/etc/init.d/batmand
index add4ec8..8361e72 100644
--- a/batmand/files/etc/init.d/batmand
+++ b/batmand/files/etc/init.d/batmand
@@ -1,21 +1,39 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 START=90
+USE_PROCD=1
 
-start () {
-	interface=$(uci get batmand.general.interface)
+batmand_start() {
+	local config="$1"
+	local batman_args
+	local interface
+	local hnas
+	local gateway_class
+	local originator_interval
+	local preferred_gateway
+	local routing_class
+	local visualisation_srv
+	local local policy_routing_script
+	local disable_client_nat
+	local disable_aggregation
+
+	[ "$config" = "general" ] || return 1
+
+	config_get interface "$config" interface
 	if [ "$interface" = "" ]; then
 		echo $1 Error, you must specify at least a network interface
-		exit
+		return 1
 	fi
-	hnas=$(uci get batmand.general.hna)
-	gateway_class=$(uci get batmand.general.gateway_class)
-	originator_interval=$(uci get batmand.general.originator_interval)
-	preferred_gateway=$(uci get batmand.general.preferred_gateway)
-	routing_class=$(uci get batmand.general.routing_class)
-	visualisation_srv=$(uci get batmand.general.visualisation_srv)
-	policy_routing_script=$(uci get batmand.general.policy_routing_script)
-	disable_client_nat=$(uci get batmand.general.disable_client_nat)
-	disable_aggregation=$(uci get batmand.general.disable_aggregation)
+
+	config_get hnas "$config" hna
+	config_get gateway_class "$config" gateway_class
+	config_get originator_interval "$config" originator_interval
+	config_get preferred_gateway "$config" preferred_gateway
+	config_get routing_class "$config" routing_class
+	config_get visualisation_srv "$config" visualisation_srv
+	config_get policy_routing_script "$config" policy_routing_script
+	config_get disable_client_nat "$config" disable_client_nat
+	config_get disable_aggregation "$config" disable_aggregation
+
 	batman_args=""
 
 	for hna in $hnas; do
@@ -54,10 +72,20 @@ start () {
 		batman_args=${batman_args}'--disable-aggregation '
 	fi
 
-	batman_args=${batman_args}$interface
-	batmand $batman_args >/dev/null 2>&1
+	procd_open_instance "${config}"
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/batmand
+	procd_append_param command --no-detach
+	procd_append_param command ${batman_args}
+	procd_append_param command ${interface}
+	procd_set_param netdev ${interface}
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-stop () {
-	killall batmand
+start_service() {
+	config_load "batmand"
+	config_foreach batmand_start batmand
+}
+
+service_triggers() {
+	procd_add_reload_trigger "batmand"
 }
diff --git a/batmand/patches/0001-Allow-one-to-disable-forking-to-background-in-debug_.patch b/batmand/patches/0001-Allow-one-to-disable-forking-to-background-in-debug_.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90527e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batmand/patches/0001-Allow-one-to-disable-forking-to-background-in-debug_.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+From: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
+Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 14:39:00 +0100
+Subject: Allow one to disable forking to background in debug_mode 0
+
+---
+ posix/init.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/posix/init.c b/posix/init.c
+index afd409f..901c65a 100644
+--- a/posix/init.c
++++ b/posix/init.c
+@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
+ #define IOCSETDEV 1
+ 
+ int8_t stop;
++int no_detach = 0;
+ 
+ 
+ 
+@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ void apply_init_args( int argc, char *argv[] ) {
+ 		{"purge-timeout",     required_argument,       0, 'q'},
+ 		{"disable-aggregation",     no_argument,       0, 'x'},
+ 		{"disable-client-nat",     no_argument,       0, 'z'},
++		{"no-detach",     no_argument,       0, 'D'},
+ 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
+ 	};
+ 
+@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ void apply_init_args( int argc, char *argv[] ) {
+ 	stop = 0;
+ 	prog_name = argv[0];
+ 
+-	while ( ( optchar = getopt_long( argc, argv, "a:A:bcd:hHio:g:p:r:s:vV", long_options, &option_index ) ) != -1 ) {
++	while ( ( optchar = getopt_long( argc, argv, "a:A:bcd:hHio:g:p:r:s:vVD", long_options, &option_index ) ) != -1 ) {
+ 
+ 		switch ( optchar ) {
+ 
+@@ -378,6 +380,11 @@ void apply_init_args( int argc, char *argv[] ) {
+ 				found_args++;
+ 				break;
+ 
++			case 'D':
++				no_detach = 1;
++				found_args++;
++				break;
++
+ 			case 'h':
+ 			default:
+ 				usage();
+@@ -536,12 +543,14 @@ void apply_init_args( int argc, char *argv[] ) {
+ 		/* daemonize */
+ 		if (debug_level == 0) {
+ 
+-			if (my_daemon() < 0) {
++			if (!no_detach) {
++				if (my_daemon() < 0) {
+ 
+-				printf("Error - can't fork to background: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+-				restore_defaults();
+-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
++					printf("Error - can't fork to background: %s\n", strerror(errno));
++					restore_defaults();
++					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ 
++				}
+ 			}
+ 
+ 			openlog("batmand", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);