diff --git a/www/py-isso/files/isso.in b/www/py-isso/files/isso.in
index 3eb28c9..34db7ab 100755
--- a/www/py-isso/files/isso.in
+++ b/www/py-isso/files/isso.in
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # isso_enable="YES"
+# isso_bin="/usr/local/bin/isso"
+# isso_config="/usr/local/etc/isso.conf"
+# isso_user="www"
 #
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
@@ -18,43 +21,54 @@ desc="isso commenting service"
 load_rc_config ${name}
 
 : ${isso_enable:=NO}
+: ${isso_bin=/usr/local/bin/isso}
 : ${isso_config=/usr/local/etc/isso.conf}
+: ${isso_user=www}
 
 logfile=/var/log/isso.log
 pidfile=/var/run/isso.pid
-command=/usr/local/bin/isso
+command="${isso_bin} -c ${isso_config} run"
 start_cmd=isso_start
+status_cmd=isso_status
 stop_cmd=isso_stop
 procname=/usr/sbin/daemon
 
-is_process_running="[ -f $pidfile ] && procstat $(cat $pidfile) >/dev/null 2>&1"
-
 isso_start()
 {
-  if is_process_running; then
-    echo "isso is already running (pid=$(cat $pidfile))"
+  if [ -f ${pidfile} ]; then
+    echo "isso is already running (pid=$(cat ${pidfile}))"
     return 1
   fi
-  export USER=www
-  export HOME=$(echo ~www)
-  touch $logfile
-  chmod 640 $logfile
-  /usr/sbin/daemon -P $pidfile -u www /usr/local/bin/isso -c ${isso_config} run >>$logfile 2>&1
-  if is_process_running; then
-    echo "started isso (pid=$(cat $pidfile))"
+  export USER=${isso_user}
+  export HOME=$(echo ~${isso_user})
+  touch ${logfile}
+  chmod 640 ${logfile}
+  ${procname} -P ${pidfile} -u ${isso_user} ${command} >>${logfile} 2>&1
+  if [ -f ${pidfile} ]; then
+    echo "started isso (pid=$(cat ${pidfile}))"
   else
     echo "failed to start isso"
   fi
 }
 
+isso_status()
+{
+  if [ -f ${pidfile} ]; then
+    echo "isso is running (pid=$(cat ${pidfile}))"
+  else
+    echo "isso is not running"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 isso_stop()
 {
-  if is_process_running; then
+  if [ -f ${pidfile} ]; then
     local pid=$(cat $pidfile)
     echo "stopping isso (pid=$pid)"
     kill -- -$pid
   else
-    echo "isso isn't running"
+    echo "isso is not running"
   fi
 }