diff --git a/sysvinit/freebsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl b/sysvinit/freebsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl
index 3eb017172c1..14098c19bf2 100755
--- a/sysvinit/freebsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl
+++ b/sysvinit/freebsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # PROVIDE: cloudinitlocal
 {#
 ``cloudinitlocal`` purposefully does not depend on ``dsidentify``.
-That makes it easy for image builders to create images without ``dsidentify``.
+That makes it easy for image builders to disable ``dsidentify``.
 #}
 # REQUIRE: ldconfig mountcritlocal
 # BEFORE:  NETWORKING cloudinit cloudconfig cloudfinal
diff --git a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudconfig.tmpl b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudconfig.tmpl
index b78356ca3d5..f299d7c1a69 100755
--- a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudconfig.tmpl
+++ b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudconfig.tmpl
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ name="cloudinit"
 start_cmd="start_cloud_init"
 start_cloud_init()
 {
-    test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled \
-      && warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file" \
-      && exit 0
+    if test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled ; then
+       warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file"
+       exit 0
+    fi
     {{prefix}}/bin/cloud-init modules --mode config
 }
 
diff --git a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudfinal.tmpl b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudfinal.tmpl
index 3117d07cc2c..fa092c88515 100755
--- a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudfinal.tmpl
+++ b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudfinal.tmpl
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ name="cloudinit"
 start_cmd="start_cloud_init"
 start_cloud_init()
 {
-    test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled \
-      && warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file" \
-      && exit 0
+    if test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled ; then
+       warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file"
+       exit 0
+    fi
     {{prefix}}/bin/cloud-init modules --mode final
 }
 
diff --git a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinit.tmpl b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinit.tmpl
index a8e926c13bd..5a814989927 100755
--- a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinit.tmpl
+++ b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinit.tmpl
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ name="cloudinit"
 start_cmd="start_cloud_init"
 start_cloud_init()
 {
-    test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled \
-      && warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file" \
-      && exit 0
+    if test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled ; then
+       warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file"
+       exit 0
+    fi
     {{prefix}}/bin/cloud-init init
 }
 
diff --git a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl
index bb20c6b4ad9..47d68c25343 100755
--- a/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl
+++ b/sysvinit/netbsd/cloudinitlocal.tmpl
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ cloud_init_local_precmd()
 
 start_cloud_init_local()
 {
-    test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled \
-      && warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file" \
-      && exit 0
+    if test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled; then
+       warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file"
+       exit 0
+    fi
     {{prefix}}/bin/cloud-init init -l
 }
 
diff --git a/sysvinit/netbsd/dsidentify.tmpl b/sysvinit/netbsd/dsidentify.tmpl
index fbdb88ac91f..b506c42d858 100755
--- a/sysvinit/netbsd/dsidentify.tmpl
+++ b/sysvinit/netbsd/dsidentify.tmpl
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ dsidentify_precmd()
 
 start_dsidentify()
 {
-    test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled \
-      && warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file" \
-      && exit 0
+    if test -e {{prefix}}/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled ; then
+      warn "cloud-init disabled by cloud-init.disabled file"
+      exit 0
+    fi
     {{prefix}}/lib/cloud-init/ds-identify
 }