--- snmpd.init
+++ snmpd.init
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/sbin/runscript
-# Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2011 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-analyzer/net-snmp/files/snmpd.init,v 1.1 2009/10/16 08:51:05 gengor Exp $
 
-opts="${opts} reload"
+extra_started_commands="reload"
 
 depend() {
 	use logger
@@ -35,13 +35,8 @@
 
 reload() {
 	checkconfig || return 1
-	if [ ! -f ${SNMPD_PIDFILE} ]; then
-		eerror "Cannot reload configuration, ${SVCNAME} is not running"
-		eend 1
-		return 1
-	fi
 
 	ebegin "Reloading ${SVCNAME} configuration"
-	kill -HUP $(< ${SNMPD_PIDFILE}) &>/dev/null
+	start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --pidfile ${SNMPD_PIDFILE}
 	eend $?
 }