diff --git a/contrib/init.sysvinit b/contrib/init.sysvinit
index 7aa58c2..b8ecfdc 100755
--- a/contrib/init.sysvinit
+++ b/contrib/init.sysvinit
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 DESC="lightweight blocker of network attacks"
 NAME=f2b
 DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
-DAEMON_ARGS="--options args"
+DAEMON_ARGS="-d"
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME