diff --git a/fail2ban.changes b/fail2ban.changes
index 605b36a..5c42d84 100644
--- a/fail2ban.changes
+++ b/fail2ban.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec  3 16:06:56 UTC 2012 - jweberhofer@weberhofer.at
+
+- Fixed initscript as discussed in bnc#790557
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct  3 09:53:40 UTC 2012 - meissner@suse.com
 
diff --git a/fail2ban.init b/fail2ban.init
index 34d5682..6089078 100644
--- a/fail2ban.init
+++ b/fail2ban.init
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Should-Stop:       $time $network iptables
 # Default-Start:     3 5
 # Default-Stop:      0 1 2 6
+# Pidfile:           /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid
 # Short-Description: Bans IPs with too many authentication failures
 # Description:       Start fail2ban to scan logfiles and ban IP addresses
 #      which make too many logfiles failures, and/or sent e-mails about
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ case "$1" in
 			rm $FAIL2BAN_SOCKET
 		fi
 	fi
-	/sbin/startproc $FAIL2BAN_CLI -q $FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS start &>/dev/null 2>&1
+	$FAIL2BAN_CLI -x -q $FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS start &>/dev/null 2>&1
 
 	rc_status -v
 	;;
@@ -110,3 +111,4 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
 esac
 rc_exit
+