--- dovecot     2008-11-02 16:39:06.507782713 +0100
+++ /etc/init.d/dovecot 2008-11-02 16:32:02.761390595 +0100
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 }
 
 reload() {
+       checkconfig || return 1
        ebegin "Reloading ${SVCNAME} configs and restarting auth/login processes"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/dovecot \
                --pidfile "${DOVECOT_PIDFILE}" --signal HUP