diff --git a/dns/knot-resolver/files/kresd.in b/dns/knot-resolver/files/kresd.in
index 1aa44de36514..2ae112756ba8 100644
--- a/dns/knot-resolver/files/kresd.in
+++ b/dns/knot-resolver/files/kresd.in
@@ -20,16 +20,56 @@ rcvar=kresd_enable
 
 load_rc_config ${name}
 
-# set defaults
-
 kresd_enable=${kresd_enable:-"NO"}
-kresd_config=${kresd_config:-"%%ETCDIR%%/${name}.conf"}
+kresd_config=${kresd_config:-"/usr/local/etc/knot-resolver/${name}.conf"}
+kresd_rundir="/var/run/kresd"
 
-pidfile="%%RUNDIR%%/${name}.pid"
-procname="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/${name}"
+pidfile="/var/run/kresd/${name}.pid"
+procname="/usr/local/sbin/${name}"
 required_files="${kresd_config}"
+kuser=${name}
+kgroup=$name}
+
+restart_cmd="${name}_restart"
+start_cmd="${name}_start"
+stop_cmd="${name}_stop"
 
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
-command_args="-c -f -S -r -P ${pidfile} -- ${procname} -c ${kresd_config} -n -q %%RUNDIR%%"
+command_args="-c -f -S -r -P ${pidfile} -- ${procname} -c ${kresd_config} -n -q ${kresd_rundir}"
+
+kresd_restart() {
+	if [ -f "${pidfile}" ]; then
+		printf "restarting ${name}...\n\n"
+		run_rc_command stop
+		run_rc_command start
+	else
+		printf "Hmm... ${name} isn't running.\n\n"
+		run_rc_command start
+	fi
+}
+kresd_start()
+{
+	if [ ! -d /var/run/${name} ]; then
+		install -d -o ${kuser} -g ${kgroup} /var/run/${name}
+	elif [ ! -f "${pidfile}" ]; then
+		echo "starting ${name}..." && \
+		${command} ${command_args}
+		printf "\n${name} started.\n"
+	else
+		echo "Nothing to do. ${name} is already running."
+	fi
+}
+kresd_stop() {
+	if [ -f "${pidfile}" ]; then
+		echo "stopping ${name}..." && \
+		for pid in `ps waux | grep ${name} | grep daemon | awk '{print $2}'`; \
+		do \
+		kill -TERM $pid
+		printf "\n${name} stopped.\n\n"
+		done
+	else
+		echo "Nothing to do. ${name} isn't running."
+	fi
+}
 
 run_rc_command "$1"