diff --git a/bacula-backup/bacula-backup-lib.pl b/bacula-backup/bacula-backup-lib.pl
index efaf93a8b..5fff3df3b 100755
--- a/bacula-backup/bacula-backup-lib.pl
+++ b/bacula-backup/bacula-backup-lib.pl
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ return @pids ? 1 : 0;
 sub start_bacula
 {
 undef($bacula_status_cache);
-if (&has_command($bacula_cmd)) {
+if (&has_command($bacula_cmd) && !$config{'init_start'}) {
 	local $out = &backquote_logged("$bacula_cmd start 2>&1 </dev/null");
 	return $? || $out =~ /failed|error/i ? "<pre>$out</pre>" : undef;
 	}
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ else {
 sub stop_bacula
 {
 undef($bacula_status_cache);
-if (&has_command($bacula_cmd)) {
+if (&has_command($bacula_cmd) && !$config{'init_start'}) {
 	local $out = &backquote_logged("$bacula_cmd stop 2>&1 </dev/null");
 	return $? || $out =~ /failed|error/i ? "<pre>$out</pre>" : undef;
 	}
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ else {
 sub restart_bacula
 {
 undef($bacula_status_cache);
-if (&has_command($bacula_cmd)) {
+if (&has_command($bacula_cmd) && !$config{'init_start'}) {
 	local $out = &backquote_logged("$bacula_cmd restart 2>&1 </dev/null");
 	return $? || $out =~ /failed|error/i ? "<pre>$out</pre>" : undef;
 	}
diff --git a/bacula-backup/config b/bacula-backup/config
index 5ee523e36..9dd97bcc0 100644
--- a/bacula-backup/config
+++ b/bacula-backup/config
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ btape=btape
 wait=1
 apply=1
 showdirs=0
+init_start=0
diff --git a/bacula-backup/config-windows b/bacula-backup/config-windows
index ead350686..f961f96ba 100644
--- a/bacula-backup/config-windows
+++ b/bacula-backup/config-windows
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ btape=btape
 wait=1
 apply=1
 showdirs=0
+init_start=0
diff --git a/bacula-backup/config.info b/bacula-backup/config.info
index cb91bbea2..5b7c4c622 100644
--- a/bacula-backup/config.info
+++ b/bacula-backup/config.info
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ bacula_dir=Bacula configuration directory,0
 bextract=Full path to <tt>bextract</tt> command,0
 bls=Full path to <tt>bls</tt> command,0
 btape=Full path to <tt>btape</tt> command,0
+init_start=Start and stop Bacula using,1,1-Init scripts,0-<tt>bacula</tt> command