diff --git a/c_micasad/startup/installcasa b/c_micasad/startup/installcasa
index d14ad69d..6a455e67 100755
--- a/c_micasad/startup/installcasa
+++ b/c_micasad/startup/installcasa
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
 # enable the service
-insserv -d /etc/init.d/micasad
+insserv -d /etc/init.d/micasad >/dev/null 2>&1
 # install PAM modules
 (/usr/sbin/casacfgpam)
 RCODE=$?
@@ -8,5 +7,6 @@ if(test $RCODE != 0)
 then
 exit $RCODE
 else
+/etc/init.d/micasad restart >/dev/null 2>&1
 exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/c_micasad/startup/micasad b/c_micasad/startup/micasad
index 631d8ca8..7158c914 100644
--- a/c_micasad/startup/micasad
+++ b/c_micasad/startup/micasad
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 # Description: miCASA daemon
 ### END INIT INFO
 MICASAD_BIN=/usr/sbin/micasad.sh
+MICASAD_PID=/var/run/micasad.pid
+MICASAD_MONO=/usr/bin/mono
+
 test -x $MICASAD_BIN || exit 5
 
 . /etc/rc.status
@@ -37,9 +40,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
     stop)
 		echo "Shutting down micasad " 
-		#killproc -TERM $MICASAD_BIN
-        	pid=`cat /var/run/micasad.pid` >/dev/null 2>&1
-        	kill -s TERM $pid >/dev/null 2>&1
+                killproc -p $MICASAD_PID -TERM $MICASAD_MONO
 
 		# Remember status and be verbose
 		rc_status -v
@@ -87,23 +88,7 @@ case "$1" in
         	;;
     status)
 		echo "Checking micasad service ..."
-		/sbin/checkproc micasad
-		res=$?
-		if [ $res == 0 ]
-		then
-			echo -n "0 - service up and running"
-		elif [ $res == 1 ]
-		then
-			echo -n "1 - service running under mono, /var/run/pid  file exists"
-		elif [ $res == 2 ]
-		then
-			echo -n "2 - service status unknown, /var/lock/lock file exists"
-		elif [ $res == 3 ]
-		then
-			echo -n "3 - service not running"
-		else
-			echo -n "service status unknown"
-		fi
+                checkproc -p $MICASAD_PID $MICASAD_BIN
 
 		rc_status -v
 		;;
diff --git a/c_micasad/startup/uninstallcasa b/c_micasad/startup/uninstallcasa
index 3ebab0df..5b3fed35 100755
--- a/c_micasad/startup/uninstallcasa
+++ b/c_micasad/startup/uninstallcasa
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
 #disable the service
-insserv -r /etc/init.d/micasad
+/etc/init.d/micasad stop >/dev/null 2>&1
+insserv -r /etc/init.d/micasad >/dev/null 2>&1
 # uninstall PAM modules
 (/usr/sbin/casaucfgpam)
 RCODE=$?