diff --git a/init.d.misc/dnsmasq b/init.d.misc/dnsmasq
index b068c877..f4ff121b 100644
--- a/init.d.misc/dnsmasq
+++ b/init.d.misc/dnsmasq
@@ -29,8 +29,16 @@ command_args=${dnsmasq_args}
 pidfile=/var/run/dnsmasq.pid
 required_files=/usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
 
+extra_started_commands="reload"
+
 depend() {
 	provide dns
 	need localmount net
 	after bootmisc
 }
+
+reload() {
+	ebegin "Reloading ${SVCNAME}"
+	start-stop-daemon --signal SIGHUP --pidfile "${pidfile}"
+	eend $?
+}
diff --git a/init.d.misc/named b/init.d.misc/named
index 7e853abe..901502a7 100644
--- a/init.d.misc/named
+++ b/init.d.misc/named
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ command=/usr/sbin/named
 command_args=${named_args}
 pidfile=/var/run/named/pid
 name="Domain Name server"
-extra_commands="reload"
+extra_started_commands="reload"
 
 namedb=/etc/namedb
 named_uid=${named_uid:-bind}
diff --git a/init.d/halt.sh b/init.d/halt.sh
index 2e4dabee..aa73a6d0 100755
--- a/init.d/halt.sh
+++ b/init.d/halt.sh
@@ -58,14 +58,15 @@ if [ "${RC_SYS}" = "VPS" ]; then
 fi
 
 # If $svcdir is still mounted, preserve it if we can
-
 mnt=$(mountinfo --node "${RC_SVCDIR}")
 if [ -n "${mnt}" -a -w "${RC_LIBDIR}" ]; then
 	f_opts="-m -c"
 	[ "${RC_UNAME}" = "Linux" ] && f_opts="-c"
-	if [ -n "$(fuser ${f_opts} "${svcdir}" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-		fuser -k ${f_opts} "${svcdir}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-		sleep 2
+	if type fuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		if [ -n "$(fuser ${f_opts} "${svcdir}" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+			fuser -k ${f_opts} "${svcdir}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+			sleep 2
+		fi
 	fi
 	cp -p "${RC_SVCDIR}"/deptree "${RC_SVCDIR}"/depconfig \
 		"${RC_SVCDIR}"/softlevel "${RC_SVCDIR}"/nettree \
diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh b/sh/runscript.sh
index 44ebd812..641febcf 100755
--- a/sh/runscript.sh
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ fi
 
 while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 	# See if we have the required function and run it
-	for _cmd in describe start stop ${extra_commands:-${opts}}; do
+	for _cmd in describe start stop ${extra_commands:-${opts}} \
+		${extra_started_commands}; do
 		if [ "${_cmd}" = "$1" ]; then
 			if type "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 				# If we're in the background, we may wish to fake some
@@ -159,6 +160,16 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 						fi
 					done
 				fi
+				# Check to see if we need to be started before we can run
+				# this command
+				for _cmd in ${extra_started_commands}; do
+					if [ "${_cmd}" = "$1" ]; then
+						if ! service_started "${SVCNAME}"; then
+							eerror "${SVCNAME}: cannot \`$1' as it has not been started"
+							exit 1
+						fi
+					fi
+				done
 				unset _cmd
 				if type "$1"_pre >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 					"$1"_pre || exit $?