diff --git a/conserver/conserver.spec b/conserver/conserver.spec
index 315398f..eb507f9 100644
--- a/conserver/conserver.spec
+++ b/conserver/conserver.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # hostname (console)
 %define master console
 
-%define distver 4
+%define distver 5
 
 Summary: Serial console server daemon/client
 Name: %{pkg}
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Group: System Environment/Daemons
 URL: http://www.conserver.com/
 Source: http://www.conserver.com/%{pkg}-%{ver}.tar.gz
 Patch: certificate-auth.patch
+Patch1: initscript.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{pkg}-buildroot
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 Prefix: %{_prefix}
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ bells and whistles to accentuate that basic functionality.
 %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}
 %setup -q
 %patch -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 
 %build
diff --git a/conserver/initscript.patch b/conserver/initscript.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..175ac11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conserver/initscript.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -urN conserver-8.1.16/contrib/redhat-rpm/conserver.init conserver-8.1.16-diffinit/contrib/redhat-rpm/conserver.init
+--- conserver-8.1.16/contrib/redhat-rpm/conserver.init	2003-02-27 21:06:50.000000000 -0500
++++ conserver-8.1.16-diffinit/contrib/redhat-rpm/conserver.init	2008-05-07 15:56:06.000000000 -0400
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
+ case "$1" in
+   start)
+     echo -n "Starting conserver: "
+-    daemon conserver -d
++    daemon conserver -o -O1 -d
+     echo
+     touch /var/lock/subsys/conserver
+     ;;