diff --git a/init/init-lib.pl b/init/init-lib.pl
index 1c8e7c7b3..6567c136c 100755
--- a/init/init-lib.pl
+++ b/init/init-lib.pl
@@ -1120,7 +1120,9 @@ if ($action_mode eq "init" || $action_mode eq "local") {
 	if (!-x $fn) {
 		return (0, "$fn does not exist");
 		}
+	&clean_environment();
 	local $out = &backquote_logged("$fn start 2>&1 </dev/null");
+	&reset_environment();
 	local $ex = $?;
 	return (!$ex, $out);
 	}
diff --git a/init/mass_start_stop.cgi b/init/mass_start_stop.cgi
index 7802fe54e..b43d86a51 100755
--- a/init/mass_start_stop.cgi
+++ b/init/mass_start_stop.cgi
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ if ($start || $stop || $restart) {
 						         "stop");
 		print &text('ss_exec', "<tt>$cmd</tt>"),"<p>\n";
 		print "<pre>";
+		&clean_environment();
 		&foreign_call("proc", "safe_process_exec_logged", $cmd, 0, 0, STDOUT, undef, 1);
+		&reset_environment();
 		print "</pre>\n";
 		push(@selacts, $acts[$idx]);
 		}
diff --git a/init/start_stop.cgi b/init/start_stop.cgi
index 131ebaff3..8131243d3 100755
--- a/init/start_stop.cgi
+++ b/init/start_stop.cgi
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ $SIG{'TERM'} = sub { };
 # Run the command
 print &text('ss_exec', "<tt>$cmd</tt>"),"<p>\n";
 print "<pre>";
+&clean_environment();
 &foreign_call("proc", "safe_process_exec_logged", $cmd, 0, 0, STDOUT, undef, 1);
+&reset_environment();
 print "</pre>\n";
 &webmin_log($action, 'action', $in{'name'});