diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/vnstat b/src/initscripts/system/vnstat
index 363307013..bcc19c3ab 100755
--- a/src/initscripts/system/vnstat
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/vnstat
@@ -17,15 +17,28 @@ case "$1" in
 			mount_ramdisk "${VNSTATLOG}"
 			evaluate_retval
 		fi
+
+		boot_mesg "Starting vnstatd..."
+		loadproc /usr/sbin/vnstatd -d --alwaysadd
+		sleep 2
+		evaluate_retval
 		;;
+
 	stop)
+		boot_mesg "Stopping vnstatd..."
+		killproc /usr/sbin/vnstatd
+		sleep 2
+		evaluate_retval
+
 		umount_ramdisk "${VNSTATLOG}"
 		;;
+
 	restart)
 		${0} stop
 		sleep 1
 		${0} start
 		;;
+
 	backup)
 		# Backup all data if ramdisk is used
 		if mountpoint "${RRDLOG}" &>/dev/null; then