diff --git a/contrib/openrc/yggdrasil b/contrib/openrc/yggdrasil
index fa819ed7..3c8b09b8 100755
--- a/contrib/openrc/yggdrasil
+++ b/contrib/openrc/yggdrasil
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONFFILE="/etc/yggdrasil.conf"
 pidfile="/run/${RC_SVCNAME}.pid"
 
 command="/usr/bin/yggdrasil"
+extra_started_commands="reload"
 
 depend() {
 	use net dns logger
@@ -31,19 +32,25 @@ start_pre() {
 }
 
 start() {
-	ebegin "Starting Yggdrasil"
+	ebegin "Starting ${RC_SVCNAME}"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
 		--pidfile "${pidfile}" \
 		--make-pidfile \
 		--background \
 		--stdout /var/log/yggdrasil.stdout.log \
 		--stderr /var/log/yggdrasil.stderr.log \
-		--exec "${command}" -- -useconf < "${CONFFILE}"
+		--exec "${command}" -- -useconffile "${CONFFILE}"
+	eend $?
+}
+
+reload() {
+	ebegin "Reloading ${RC_SVCNAME}"
+	start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --pidfile "${pidfile}"
 	eend $?
 }
 
 stop() {
-	ebegin "Stopping Yggdrasil"
+	ebegin "Stopping ${RC_SVCNAME}"
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "${pidfile}" --exec "${command}"
 	eend $?
 }