diff --git a/restart.cgi b/restart.cgi
index 65d22e0..f1f5874 100644
--- a/restart.cgi
+++ b/restart.cgi
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 require "./paldmin-lib.pl";
 
+init_service();
+
 ReadParse();
 error_setup($text{"restart_err"});
 my $err = restart_server();
diff --git a/start.cgi b/start.cgi
index cce6129..fe12bd5 100644
--- a/start.cgi
+++ b/start.cgi
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Start the PalServer daemon
 
 require "./paldmin-lib.pl";
+init_service();
 
 ReadParse();
 error_setup($text{"start_err"});
diff --git a/stop.cgi b/stop.cgi
index ce81346..ae605ac 100644
--- a/stop.cgi
+++ b/stop.cgi
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Stop the PalServer daemon
 
 require "./paldmin-lib.pl";
+init_service();
 
 ReadParse();
 error_setup($text{"stop_err"});