diff --git a/.github/workflows/oxen-node-openrc.yml b/.github/workflows/oxen-node-openrc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52db9414b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/oxen-node-openrc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+name: Test for OpenRC script 'oxen-node'
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened, ready_for_review]
+    paths:
+    - 'debian/oxen-node.openrc'
+env:
+  CLICOLOR_FORCE: 1
+jobs:
+  ci:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: debian:unstable
+    steps:
+      - name: Installing dependencies..
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install curl lsb-release --yes
+          curl -so /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/oxen.gpg https://deb.oxen.io/pub.gpg
+          echo "deb https://deb.oxen.io $(lsb_release -sc) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oxen.list
+          # Required to pre-seed as the oxend requires set IP
+          echo "oxen-service-node oxen-service-node/ip-address string $(curl ifconfig.me)" | debconf-set-selections
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install openrc oxen-service-node --yes
+      - name: Pulling git dir..
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Testing the service file..
+        run: |
+          cp "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/debian/oxen-node.openrc" /etc/init.d/oxen-node
+          service oxen-node status || true
+          service oxen-node start
+          service oxen-node status
+          service oxen-node stop
+          service oxen-node status || true
+  shellcheck:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: debian:unstable
+    steps:
+      - name: Installing dependencies..
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install shellcheck --yes
+      - name: Pulling git dir..
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Lint the service file..
+        run: |
+          shellcheck --external-sources --shell=sh "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/debian/oxen-node.openrc" 
diff --git a/debian/oxend.oxen-node.init b/debian/oxend.oxen-node.init
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f09265215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/oxend.oxen-node.init
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# shellcheck shell=sh # Written to comply with IEEE Std 1003.1-2017
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Krey: OpenRC is using variables that are not expected to be set
+# Generated by sysd2v v0.3  --  http://www.trek.eu.org/devel/sysd2v
+# kFreeBSD do not accept scripts as interpreters, using #!/bin/sh and sourcing.
+if [ true != "$INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED" ] ; then
+    set "$0" "$@"; INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED=true . /lib/init/init-d-script
+fi
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:       oxen-node
+# Required-Start: $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:  $remote_fs
+# Should-Start:   $network
+# Should-Stop:    $network
+# X-Start-Before: loki-storage
+# X-Stop-After:   loki-storage
+# Default-Start:  2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:   0 1 6
+# Description:    Oxen network node
+### END INIT INFO
+set -a
+TERM=xterm
+set +a
+
+DESC="oxen-node"
+DAEMON="/usr/bin/oxend"
+DAEMON_ARGS="--non-interactive --config-file /etc/oxen/oxen.conf"
+PIDFILE="/var/run/oxen-node.pid"
+START_ARGS="--user _loki --chuid _loki --chdir /var/lib/oxen --background --make-pidfile --notify-await" # --notify-timeout infinity
+STOP_ARGS="--user _loki"
+
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index cff67c4343..4fbf5d3e95 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ override_dh_strip:
 override_dh_installsystemd:
 	dh_installsystemd --name=oxen-testnet-node --no-enable --no-start
 	dh_installsystemd --name=oxen-node
+
+override_dh_installinit:
+	dh_installinit --name=oxen-node