diff --git a/platforms/suse/bareos-dir.in b/platforms/suse/bareos-dir.in
index 5974b28faa7..3a1891347ba 100644
--- a/platforms/suse/bareos-dir.in
+++ b/platforms/suse/bareos-dir.in
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 # Added $remote_fs, add bareos specific daemon user & group Bruno Friedmann <bruno@ioda-net.ch>
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:			bareos-dir
-# Required-Start:	$local_fs $remote_fs $network
-# Required-Stop:	$local_fs $remote_fs $network
-# Default-Start:	3 5
-# Default-Stop: 	0 1 2 6
+# Provides:			 bareos-dir
+# Required-Start:	 $local_fs $remote_fs $network $time $syslog
+# Should-Start:      postgresql mysql bareos-sd bareos-fd
+# Required-Stop:	 $local_fs $remote_fs $network
+# Should-Stop:       postgresql mysq bareos-sd bareos-fd
+# Default-Start:	 3 5
+# Default-Stop: 	 0 1 2 6
 # Short-Description:	bareos director
 # Description:			Bareos network backup system director daemon
 ### END INIT INFO
@@ -32,18 +34,12 @@ case "$1" in
     start)
        echo -n "Starting the Bareos Director: "
        /sbin/startproc -u @dir_user@ -g @dir_group@ @sbindir@/bareos-dir $2 -c @sysconfdir@/bareos-dir.conf
-       RETVAL=$?
-       rc_status -v
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-dir
+       rc_status -v && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-dir
        ;;
     stop)
        echo -n "Stopping the Director daemon: "
        /sbin/killproc @sbindir@/bareos-dir
-       RETVAL=$?
-       rc_status -v
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-dir
+       rc_status -v && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-dir
        ;;
     restart)
        $0 stop
@@ -51,8 +47,8 @@ case "$1" in
        $0 start
        ;;
     status)
+       echo -n "Checking for Bareos director "
        /sbin/checkproc @sbindir@/bareos-dir
-       RETVAL=$?
        rc_status -v
        ;;
     *)
@@ -60,4 +56,4 @@ case "$1" in
        exit 1
        ;;
 esac
-exit $RETVAL
+rc_exit
diff --git a/platforms/suse/bareos-fd.in b/platforms/suse/bareos-fd.in
index e2702b0a1d5..221ae3e81e1 100644
--- a/platforms/suse/bareos-fd.in
+++ b/platforms/suse/bareos-fd.in
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:			bareos-fd
-# Required-Start:	$local_fs $remote_fs $network
-# Required-Stop:	$local_fs $remote_fs $network
+# Required-Start:	$local_fs $remote_fs $network $time $syslog
+# Required-Stop:	$local_fs $remote_fs $network $time $syslog
 # Default-Start:	3 5
 # Default-Stop: 	0 1 2 6
 # Short-Description:	bareos file daemon
@@ -31,18 +31,12 @@ case "$1" in
     start)
        echo -n "Starting the Bareos File daemon: "
        /sbin/startproc -u @fd_user@ -g @fd_group@ @sbindir@/bareos-fd $2 -c @sysconfdir@/bareos-fd.conf
-       RETVAL=$?
-       rc_status -v
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-fd
+       rc_status -v && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-fd
        ;;
     stop)
        echo -n "Stopping the Bareos File daemon: "
        /sbin/killproc @sbindir@/bareos-fd
-       RETVAL=$?
-       rc_status -v
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-fd
+       rc_status -v && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-fd
        ;;
     restart)
        $0 stop
@@ -50,8 +44,8 @@ case "$1" in
        $0 start
        ;;
     status)
+       echo -n "Checking for Bareos file daemon "
        /sbin/checkproc @sbindir@/bareos-fd
-       RETVAL=$?
        rc_status -v
        ;;
     *)
@@ -59,4 +53,4 @@ case "$1" in
        exit 1
        ;;
 esac
-exit $RETVAL
+rc_exit
diff --git a/platforms/suse/bareos-sd.in b/platforms/suse/bareos-sd.in
index a0806f188a9..afec1833c09 100644
--- a/platforms/suse/bareos-sd.in
+++ b/platforms/suse/bareos-sd.in
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:			bareos-sd
-# Required-Start:		$local_fs $remote_fs $network
-# Required-Stop:		$local_fs $remote_fs $network
+# Required-Start:		$local_fs $remote_fs $network $time $syslog
+# Required-Stop:		$local_fs $remote_fs $network $time $syslog
 # Default-Start:		3 5
 # Default-Stop: 	0 1 2 6
 # Short-Description:	bareos storage daemon
@@ -31,18 +31,12 @@ case "$1" in
     start)
        echo -n "Starting the Bareos Storage daemon: "
        /sbin/startproc -u @sd_user@ -g @sd_group@ @sbindir@/bareos-sd $2 -c @sysconfdir@/bareos-sd.conf
-       RETVAL=$?
-       rc_status -v
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-sd
+       rc_status -v && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-sd
        ;;
     stop)
        echo -n "Stopping the Bareos Storage daemon: "
        /sbin/killproc @sbindir@/bareos-sd
-       RETVAL=$?
-       rc_status -v
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-sd
+       rc_status -v && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-sd
        ;;
     restart)
        $0 stop
@@ -50,8 +44,8 @@ case "$1" in
        $0 start
        ;;
     status)
+       echo -n "Checking for Bareos storage daemon "
        /sbin/checkproc @sbindir@/bareos-sd
-       RETVAL=$?
        rc_status -v
        ;;
     *)
@@ -59,4 +53,4 @@ case "$1" in
        exit 1
        ;;
 esac
-exit $RETVAL
+rc_exit