diff --git a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
index 48c6a4d0d7b9..42b13704ae44 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
+++ b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
@@ -42,14 +42,20 @@ start() {
 	# launch all preferred dependencies
 	#start_softdeps
 	# launch our own program
+	startService
+	# if successful, then register
+	register
 }
 
 stop() {
+	echo "stopping $prog"
 	# are we running? If so, then stop, otherwise, do nothing...
-	if test -a $STATDIR/$prog = 0; then
+	if ! test -a $STATEDIR/$prog; then
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	# stop our own program
+	stopService
+	unregister
 }
 
 register() {
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ unregister() {
 
 status() {
 	# are we running? If so, report
-	if test -a $STATDIR/$prog; then
+	if test -a $STATEDIR/$prog; then
 		echo "running"
 	else
 		echo "stopped"
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
index 3ec29884c1d5..d6291271f48a 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
+++ b/pkgs/servers/syslog-script/syslog
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ startService()
 stopService()
 {
 	echo -n "Stopping $prog:"
+	kill `cat /var/run/syslogd.pid`
+	kill `cat /var/run/klogd.pid`
 }
 
 reloadService()