diff --git a/atftp/atftp.spec b/atftp/atftp.spec
index 0075afa..e674d86 100644
--- a/atftp/atftp.spec
+++ b/atftp/atftp.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Name: atftp
 Summary: Advanced Trivial File Transfer Protocol (ATFTP) - TFTP server
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Version: 0.7
-Release: 7
+Release: 8
 License: GPL
 Vendor: Linux Networx Inc.
 Source: atftp_0.7.dfsg.orig.tar.gz
diff --git a/atftp/tftpd b/atftp/tftpd
index c3b42d3..1483918 100755
--- a/atftp/tftpd
+++ b/atftp/tftpd
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # Description: ATFTP server
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+if [ -r /etc/sysconfig/atftpd ]; then 
+    . /etc/sysconfig/atftpd
+fi
 
 RHSuccess()
 {
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ else
   echo "Error, don't know how to start on this platform"
   exit 1
 fi
+MULTARG="--no-multicast"
 
 case $1 in
 restart)
@@ -72,7 +76,10 @@ stop)
   ;;
 start)
   echo -n "Starting ATFTP "
-  $START_DAEMON /usr/sbin/atftpd --group nobody --daemon && $LOG_SUCCESS || $LOG_FAILURE
+  if [ "$ATFTPMULTICAST" == "yes" ]; then
+    MULTARG=""
+  fi
+  $START_DAEMON /usr/sbin/atftpd $MULTARG --group nobody --daemon && $LOG_SUCCESS || $LOG_FAILURE
   ;;
 esac