diff --git a/app-emulation/virtualbmc/files/virtualbmc-initd b/app-emulation/virtualbmc/files/virtualbmc-initd
index b99f608..ef51dc3 100644
--- a/app-emulation/virtualbmc/files/virtualbmc-initd
+++ b/app-emulation/virtualbmc/files/virtualbmc-initd
@@ -4,14 +4,22 @@
 
 description="A virtual BMC for controlling virtual machines using IPMI commands"
 pidfile="/var/run/vbmcd.pid"
-command="/usr/sbin/vbmcd"
+command="/usr/bin/vbmcd"
 start_stop_daemon_args="--pidfile ${pidfile}"
 
 depend() {
-	use net dns logger
-	after libvirtd
+    use net dns logger
+    after libvirtd
 }
 
-start_pre() {
-	return 0
+start() {
+    ebegin "Starting vbmcd"
+    start-stop-daemon --start ${start_stop_daemon_args} --make-pidfile -b --exec ${command} -- --foreground
+    eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+    ebegin "Stopping vbmcd"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop ${start_stop_daemon_args} --exec ${command}
+    eend $?
 }