diff --git a/conf/type/__init_script/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__init_script/gencode-remote
index d9e56970..9b493cfc 100644
--- a/conf/type/__init_script/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__init_script/gencode-remote
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@
 #
 #
 
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/service" ]; then
-   service=$(cat "$__object/parameter/service")
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/script" ]; then
+   script=$(cat "$__object/parameter/script")
 else
-   service="/$__object_id"
+   script="/$__object_id"
 fi
 
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/base_dir" ]; then
+   base_dir=$(cat "$__object/parameter/base_dir")
+else
+   base_dir="/etc/init.d"
+fi
+
+
+
 mode=$(cat "$__object/parameter/mode")
 
-echo "/etc/init.d/${service} ${mode}"
+echo "${base_dir}/${script} ${mode}"
diff --git a/conf/type/__init_script/man.text b/conf/type/__init_script/man.text
index 34065260..898943a5 100644
--- a/conf/type/__init_script/man.text
+++ b/conf/type/__init_script/man.text
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 script::
    If supplied, use this as the init-script.
-   Otherwise the object_id is used. The script will be pretended with '/etc/init.d/'
+   Otherwise the object_id is used.
 
+base_dir::
+   If supplied, this type uses this directory instead of '/etc/init.d'. The parameter will not need an ending slash.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
diff --git a/conf/type/__init_script/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__init_script/parameter/optional
index 84f7e31d..5551a8f2 100644
--- a/conf/type/__init_script/parameter/optional
+++ b/conf/type/__init_script/parameter/optional
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 script
+base_dir