1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sysutils/monit/files/monit.sh.in b/sysutils/monit/files/monit.sh.in
index a380cc9bbb92..f007c3009832 100644
--- a/sysutils/monit/files/monit.sh.in
+++ b/sysutils/monit/files/monit.sh.in
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable monit:
 # monit_enable (bool):        Set to "NO" by default.
 #                             Set it to "YES" to enable monit
+# monit_flags (str):          Flags passed to monit on startup.
+#                             Default is "".
 #
 . %%RC_SUBR%%
 
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 
 restart_precmd="monit_checkconfig"
 reload_precmd="monit_checkconfig"
+[ -z "monit_enable" ] && monit_enable="NO"
+[ -z "$monit_flags" ] && monit_flags=""
+
+load_rc_config $name
 
 default_config=%%PREFIX%%/etc/monitrc
 required_files=${default_config}
@@ -27,10 +33,6 @@ command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/monit"
 command_args="-c ${default_config}"
 pidfile="/var/run/monit.pid"
 
-[ -z "$monit_enable" ] && monit_enable="NO"
-
-load_rc_config $name
-
 monit_checkconfig()
 {
 	echo "Performing sanity check on monit configuration:"