diff --git a/src/rc/rc.c b/src/rc/rc.c
index 7b3d9015..499e0dc6 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc.c
@@ -1145,9 +1145,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (coldplugged_services)
-			TAILQ_FOREACH(service, coldplugged_services, entries)
-				rc_stringlist_addu(start_services, service->value);
+		if (coldplugged_services) {
+			if (start_services) {
+				TAILQ_FOREACH(service, coldplugged_services, entries)
+					rc_stringlist_addu(start_services, service->value);
+			} else
+				start_services = coldplugged_services;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Save our softlevel now */
diff --git a/src/rc/runscript.c b/src/rc/runscript.c
index d4500044..61746155 100644
--- a/src/rc/runscript.c
+++ b/src/rc/runscript.c
@@ -1255,12 +1255,13 @@ int runscript(int argc, char **argv)
 						      runlevel, depoptions);
 			rc_stringlist_free(tmplist);
 			tmplist = NULL;
-			TAILQ_FOREACH(svc, services, entries)
-				printf("%s ", svc->value);
-			if (TAILQ_FIRST(services))
+			if (services) {
+				TAILQ_FOREACH(svc, services, entries)
+					printf("%s ", svc->value);
 				printf ("\n");
-			rc_stringlist_free(services);
-			services = NULL;
+				rc_stringlist_free(services);
+				services = NULL;
+			}
 		} else if (strcmp (optarg, "status") == 0) {
 			RC_SERVICE r = svc_status();
 			retval = (int) r;