diff --git a/network/radvd/rc.radvd.new b/network/radvd/rc.radvd.new
index 9fbc597893..c6936ce35c 100644
--- a/network/radvd/rc.radvd.new
+++ b/network/radvd/rc.radvd.new
@@ -5,20 +5,22 @@
 # Start/stop/restart the radvd daemon.
 
 if ! [ -f /proc/net/if_inet6 ]; then
-   echo "IPv6 support not found, exiting"
+   echo "IPv6 support not found; exiting..."
    exit 1
 fi
 
 radvd_start() {
    if [ -x /usr/sbin/radvd ]; then
-      echo "Starting radvd..."
+      echo "Starting radvd: /usr/sbin/radvd -u daemon -m logfile"
       echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/forwarding
-      /usr/sbin/radvd -u daemon
+      mkdir -p /var/run/radvd
+      chown daemon:daemon /var/run/radvd
+      /usr/sbin/radvd -u daemon -m logfile
    fi
 }
 
 radvd_stop() {
-   /bin/kill $(cat /var/run/radvd/radvd.pid)
+   /bin/kill $(cat /var/run/radvd/radvd.pid 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 radvd_restart() {