diff --git a/contrib/rc.d/acmed b/contrib/rc.d/acmed
deleted file mode 100755
index 31c7c03..0000000
--- a/contrib/rc.d/acmed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# PROVIDE: acmed
-# REQUIRE: LOGIN cleanvar
-# KEYWORD: shutdown
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="acmed"
-rcvar="${name}_enable"
-pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
-acmed_config_file="/usr/local/etc/acmed/acmed.toml"
-required_files="${acmed_config_file}"
-command="/usr/local/bin/${name}"
-start_precmd="${name}_prestart"
-
-load_rc_config "$name"
-: ${acmed_enable:=no}
-: ${acmed_log_level:="info"}
-: ${acmed_root_cert:=}
-
-acmed_prestart()
-{
-	if [ "$acmed_root_cert" != "" ]; then
-		rc_flags="--root-cert ${acmed_root_cert} ${rc_flags}"
-	fi
-	if [ "$acmed_log_level" != "" ]; then
-		rc_flags="--log-level ${acmed_log_level} ${rc_flags}"
-	fi
-	rc_flags="--log-syslog ${rc_flags}"
-	rc_flags="--pid-file ${pidfile} ${rc_flags}"
-	rc_flags="--config ${acmed_config_file} ${rc_flags}"
-}
-
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/contrib/rc.d/acmed.in b/contrib/rc.d/acmed.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7aa84fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/rc.d/acmed.in
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# PROVIDE: acmed
+# REQUIRE: LOGIN cleanvar
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
+#
+# Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable acmed:
+# acmed_enable (bool):        Set it to "YES" to enable ACMEd.
+#                             Default is "NO".
+# acmed_config (string):      Path to ACMEd configuration file.
+#                             Default is "%%PREFIX%%/etc/acmed/acmed.toml".
+# acmed_log_level (string):   Set the log verbosity level.
+#                             Possible values are "error", "warn", "info",
+#                             "debug" and "trace".
+#                             Default is "info".
+# acmed_flags (string):       Additional flags to be passed to acmed.
+#                             Default is "--log-syslog".
+#
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="acmed"
+rcvar="${name}_enable"
+
+load_rc_config "$name"
+: ${acmed_enable:="NO"}
+: ${acmed_config:="%%PREFIX%%/etc/acmed/acmed.toml"}
+: ${acmed_log_level:="info"}
+: ${acmed_flags:="--log-syslog"}
+
+pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+
+command="/usr/local/bin/${name}"
+command_args="--config ${acmed_config} --pid-file ${pidfile} --log-level ${acmed_log_level} ${command_args}"
+required_files="${acmed_config}"
+
+run_rc_command "$1"